Chapter 10 of Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Sometime Brevet is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Sometime Brevet is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write. “She is going to New York. She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart. She does not know how dear she is to me. I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
Chapter 10 of Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Sometime Brevet is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.”
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading “She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ““I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.”
produce a literary work
From this reading ““I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““She is going to New York.”
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anew
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
lacking funds
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
dearly loved
From this reading She does not know how dear she is to me.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not know how dear she is to me.
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
the act of departing
From this reading “She is going to New York.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She does not know how dear she is to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is going to New York.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She does not know how dear she is to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “She is going to New York.
not any; not one
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She does not know how dear she is to me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is going to New York.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She talked to me with such frankness as almost broke my heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was near to telling her; but if she said No,--and she would,--I might--oh, I could not see her again.
produce a literary work
From this reading “I saw Darthea to-day,” he goes on to write.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “She is going to New York.
Chapter 10 of Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Sometime Brevet by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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