Chapter 8 of Hetty's Strange History is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Hetty's Strange History is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You are Hetty! I feel you! I know you! Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean? Who took you away from me?”
Chapter 8 of Hetty's Strange History is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Who took you away from me?””
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I feel you!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know you!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Who took you away from me?””
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are Hetty!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Who took you away from me?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel you!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who took you away from me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are Hetty!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel you!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who took you away from me?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Who took you away from me?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
which person or people
From this reading Who took you away from me?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Oh Hetty, Hetty, wife, what does this all mean?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are Hetty!
Chapter 8 of Hetty's Strange History by Helen Hunt Jackson holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 383 sentences of Hetty's Strange History, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Hetty's Strange History by Helen Hunt Jackson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Work through the 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
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