Chapter 8 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't you know, mother, how it was?" And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest. "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated. Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds. I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
Chapter 8 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.”
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.”
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading “And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.”
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 “And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.”
In this reading “Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.”
become extinct
In this reading “Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.”
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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 "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
recurring again and again
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
express in words
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
a special situation
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I shouldn't think of regarding it from that point of view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And James, as well as he could, repeated the substance of what had passed at the inquest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs Crichton, with energy, "I should never allow such a thing to be repeated.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Don't say a word about it, and it will die out of their minds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you know, mother, how it was?"
Chapter 8 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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