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Glenarvon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Glenarvon, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.
She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.
“Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”
“Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”
“Is there no recall from such perversion?”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Glenarvon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Glenarvon, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.
Line 2
She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.
Line 3
“Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”
Line 4
“Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”
/ˈnevər mɔːr hiː rɪˈplaɪd ɪt ɪz pæst hɜːr hɑːrt ɪz pərˈvɜːrtɪd/
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“Is there no recall from such perversion?”
/ɪz ðer noʊ ˈriːkɔːl frʌm sʌtʃ pərˈvɜːrʒən/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

perversion noun US /pərˈvɜːrʒən/

a curve that reverses the direction of something

From this reading ““Is there no recall from such perversion?””

perverted adjective US /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

From this reading ““Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.””

portrait noun US /ˈpɔːrtrət/

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading “Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.”

protection noun US /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading “Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.”

recall verb US /ˈriːkɔːl/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading ““Is there no recall from such perversion?””

restore verb US /rɪˈstɔːr/

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading “Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.”

uncle's noun US /ˈʌŋkəlz/

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

vainly adverb US /ˈveɪnli/

to no avail

From this reading “Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

Avondale

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From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

Cannot

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From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

Clare

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From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

endeavoured

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From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Is there no recall from such perversion?”

Glenarvon

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From this reading She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Is there no recall from such perversion?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

perversionnounUS /pərˈvɜːrʒən/

a curve that reverses the direction of something

From this reading “Is there no recall from such perversion?”

pervertedadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

portraitnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading “Is there no recall from such perversion?”

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “Never more,” he replied: “it is past: her heart is perverted.”

restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.

soothnoun

truth or reality

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading She again spoke of her to Glenarvon.

St

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From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “Is there no recall from such perversion?”

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Is there no recall from such perversion?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/

to no avail

From this reading Lady Avondale sent the portrait to Miss St. Clare, and vainly endeavoured to restore her to her uncle’s protection.

virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Cannot I yet save her?” she said; “Cannot I take her home, and sooth her mind, and bring her back to virtue and to peace?”

Chapter 26 of Glenarvon, Volume 2 (of 3) by Caroline, Lady Lamb holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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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