Chapter 12 of Hester — Volume 2 is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Hester — Volume 2 is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAS IT LOVE? Was he in love? That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal. She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else. There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
Chapter 12 of Hester — Volume 2 is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.”
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.”
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
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 “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
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 That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
divisible by two
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
at any time
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he in love?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was he in love?
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WAS IT LOVE?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading WAS IT LOVE?
not any; not one
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
express a supposition
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
precisely as stated
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS IT LOVE?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
which person or people
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
Chapter 12 of Hester — Volume 2 by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 12 holds 162 sentences of Hester — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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