Chapter 4 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.” D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii. Sc. 1. As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
Chapter 4 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
originate
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
past form of “forestall” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
communication between individuals
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading ““Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.””
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
originate
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
past form of “forestall” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
communication between individuals
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
and nothing more
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
reflecting optimism
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading Sc.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
not in physical motion
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
precisely as stated
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
during the time that
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
the act of creating written works
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
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