Chapter 15 of East Lynne is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of East Lynne is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY. Another year came in. Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household. She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself. Isabel was little more than an automaton.
Chapter 15 of East Lynne is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading “Isabel was little more than an automaton.”
something causing misery or death
From this reading “Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.”
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY.”
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading “She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.”
past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant
From this reading “Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.”
with respect to the outside
From this reading “She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY.”
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Isabel was little more than an automaton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another year came in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading Isabel was little more than an automaton.
something causing misery or death
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Another year came in.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY.
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
a social unit living together
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another year came in.
past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
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From this reading MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Isabel was little more than an automaton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Isabel was little more than an automaton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
with respect to the outside
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
not in physical motion
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Isabel was little more than an automaton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading MISS CARLYLE--ISABEL UNHAPPY.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She deferred outwardly to Lady Isabel as the mistress; but the real mistress was herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Isabel would have been altogether happy but for Miss Carlyle; that lady still inflicted her presence upon East Lynne, and made it the bane of its household.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Another year came in.
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