Chapter 13 of Evelina is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Evelina is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVELINA TO THE REV. MR. VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27. O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness! Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
Chapter 13 of Evelina is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “EVELINA TO THE REV.”
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading “Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.”
third-person singular of “terrify” — fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading “Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.”
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading “O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!”
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From this reading VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
dearly loved
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELINA TO THE REV.
highest in quality
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading EVELINA TO THE REV.
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
term of address for a man
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
third-person singular of “terrify” — fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVELINA TO THE REV.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVELINA TO THE REV.
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VILLARS Howard Grove, April 27.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Madame Duval has made a proposal which terrifies me to death, and which was as unexpected as it is shocking.
produce a literary work
From this reading O MY dear Sir, I now write in the greatest uneasiness!
Chapter 13 of Evelina by Fanny Burney holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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 13 holds 53 sentences of Evelina, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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