Chapter 5 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter i -- Of love. Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western. Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages. Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics. Chapter iv -- Containing sundry curious matters.
Chapter 5 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Chapter i -- Of love.”
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.”
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.”
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading “Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.”
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading “Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “Chapter iv -- Containing sundry curious matters.”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western.”
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plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Chapter i -- Of love.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Chapter iv -- Containing sundry curious matters.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
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From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Chapter i -- Of love.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Chapter iv -- Containing sundry curious matters.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Chapter i -- Of love.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Chapter iv -- Containing sundry curious matters.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chapter i -- Of love.
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Chapter iv -- Containing sundry curious matters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing two defiances to the critics.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Chapter ii -- The character of Mrs Western.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages.
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