Chapter 16 of Fated to Be Free: A Novel is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Fated to Be Free: A Novel is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EASY DISMISSAL. "Admired Miranda! Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world." _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!" "You don't say so?"
Chapter 16 of Fated to Be Free: A Novel is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading “Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."”
regarded with admiration
From this reading “"Admired Miranda!”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."”
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
From this reading “AN EASY DISMISSAL.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “AN EASY DISMISSAL.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “_The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."”
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.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
regarded with admiration
From this reading "Admired Miranda!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EASY DISMISSAL.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
From this reading AN EASY DISMISSAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't say so?"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading AN EASY DISMISSAL.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Admired Miranda!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
express in words
From this reading "You don't say so?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You don't say so?"
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _The Tempest._ "Well, father, it's too true!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Indeed the top of admiration! worth What's dearest to the world."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't say so?"
Chapter 16 of Fated to Be Free: A Novel by Jean Ingelow holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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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