Chapter 13 of Hester's Counterpart is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Hester's Counterpart is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester. Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness. Hester was a responsive creature. She had no ugliness in her heart. Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
Chapter 13 of Hester's Counterpart is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.”
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading “Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.”
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading “Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.”
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.”
pay back
From this reading “Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.”
containing or using responses; alternating
From this reading “Hester was a responsive creature.”
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “She had no ugliness in her heart.”
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.
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In this reading “Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Hester was a responsive creature.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had no ugliness in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had no ugliness in her heart.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no ugliness in her heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
pay back
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
containing or using responses; alternating
From this reading Hester was a responsive creature.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no ugliness in her heart.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Spite was a quality that had not entered into the composition of her character.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Feeling that they had misjudged her they tried to repay by an excess of kindness.
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She had no ugliness in her heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hester was a responsive creature.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading From this time on, the younger set of girls made a point of being kind to Hester.
Chapter 13 of Hester's Counterpart by Jean K. (Jean Katherine) Baird holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Hester's Counterpart, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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