Chapter 6 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
coming to their church. Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions. His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power. His pretences for it. Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.
Chapter 6 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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by open declaration
From this reading “Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.”
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.”
the act of conquering
From this reading “Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.”
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.”
most frequent or common
From this reading “Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.”
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.
a cherished desire
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
by open declaration
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading coming to their church.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading coming to their church.
the act of conquering
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
a social unit living together
From this reading Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His pretences for it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
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From this reading Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His pretences for it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
most frequent or common
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pretences for it.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Reflections on pride, &c. ambition, or a desire of conquest, his avowedly predominant passions.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Breathes revenge against the Harlowe family.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading coming to their church.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading coming to their church.
make a vow; promise
From this reading His early vow to ruin as many of the fair sex as he can get into his power.
Chapter 6 of Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson holds 14 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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