Chapter 14 of Coquette is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Coquette is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick." She knew him, then. He was no stranger here. "Mrs. Tennant.... How ... how d'you do?
Chapter 14 of Coquette is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick."”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “"Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick."”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “He was no stranger here.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “She knew him, then.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “"Mrs. Tennant....”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “He was no stranger here.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How ... how d'you do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How ... how d'you do?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no stranger here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He was no stranger here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew him, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How ... how d'you do?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew him, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good afternoon, Mr. Merrick."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Tennant....
not any; not one
From this reading He was no stranger here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew him, then.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading He was no stranger here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Tennant....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She knew him, then.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was no stranger here.
Chapter 14 of Coquette by Frank Swinnerton holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 14 holds 411 sentences of Coquette, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Coquette by Frank Swinnerton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Coquette, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
