Chapter 7 of His Grace of Osmonde is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of His Grace of Osmonde is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks. "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman. But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common. Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant. Before, I had never seen it.
Chapter 7 of His Grace of Osmonde is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.”
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading “"I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.”
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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 But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
a special situation
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
Chapter 7 of His Grace of Osmonde by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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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