Chapter 16 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB. 20. I beg your excuse for not writing sooner. Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me! My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
Chapter 16 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.”
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading “MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.”
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading “Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.”
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.”
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From this reading 20.
later than; following
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
dearly loved
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
accept an excuse for
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Alas! my dear, I have sad prospects before me!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE [AFTER HER RETURN FROM HER.] HARLOWE-PLACE, FEB.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading My brother and sister have succeeded in all their views.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beg your excuse for not writing sooner.
Chapter 16 of Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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