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Hetty Wesley
Hetty Wesley

Chapter XXXV

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You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.
She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.
Learn now the cause of it and condemn her if you can.
At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.
Indeed her fears were long in awaking.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hetty Wesley

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.
Line 2
She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.
Line 3
Learn now the cause of it and condemn her if you can.
Line 4
At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.
Line 5
Indeed her fears were long in awaking.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Indeed her fears were long in awaking.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

accent

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

appeal

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

awaking

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From this reading Indeed her fears were long in awaking.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

bitter

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

cause

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From this reading Learn now the cause of it and condemn her if you can.

close

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

condemn

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From this reading Learn now the cause of it and condemn her if you can.

day's

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

fears

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From this reading Indeed her fears were long in awaking.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

God

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

hard

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

Head

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

heavy

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

Hetty

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

husband

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Learn now the cause of it and condemn her if you can.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

Indeed

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From this reading Indeed her fears were long in awaking.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

Learn

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From this reading Learn now the cause of it and condemn her if you can.

letters

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

lines

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Indeed her fears were long in awaking.

new

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

now

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

off

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

pretended

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

punishment

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

read

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

remark

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

remarked

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From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

sent

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

sidled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

sin

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

suffer

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

too

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From this reading She will suffer her punishment now; but, even though it be sent of God, she will appeal against it as too heavy for her sin.

Turk's

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Indeed her fears were long in awaking.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.

work

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From this reading At first when her husband, at the close of his day's work, sidled off to the "Turk's Head," she pretended not to remark it.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You who can read between the lines of these letters will have remarked a new accent in Hetty--a hard and bitter accent.