Chapter 13 of Fenella is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Fenella is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dear, you are painting a very good man. Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?" "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?" "I do, indeed." "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
Chapter 13 of Fenella is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “"My dear, you are painting a very good man.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “"Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “"Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"”
in the direction of
From this reading “Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"”
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.
In this reading “"My dear, you are painting a very good man.”
have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
In this reading “"Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, indeed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "I do, indeed."
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
express in words
From this reading "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
in the direction of
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Did you never try to influence him toward the truth?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father Vernon, do you believe in my sincerity or not?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
at the time that
From this reading "Then, believe me when I tell you it's not possible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear, you are painting a very good man.
Chapter 13 of Fenella by Henry Longan Stuart holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Fenella, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Fenella by Henry Longan Stuart exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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