Chapter 38 of Jaquelina is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Jaquelina is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action. She was rather relieved by it. The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms. Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now. The beauty he had loved was lost forever.
Chapter 38 of Jaquelina is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “The beauty he had loved was lost forever.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “She was rather relieved by it.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.”
In this reading “She was rather relieved by it.”
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.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
(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 The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The beauty he had loved was lost forever.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was rather relieved by it.
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
for a limitless time
From this reading The beauty he had loved was lost forever.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The beauty he had loved was lost forever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was rather relieved by it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
held dear
From this reading The beauty he had loved was lost forever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.
above and across; more than
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
on the contrary
From this reading She was rather relieved by it.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading She was rather relieved by it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was rather relieved by it.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first shock over, she was rather glad that Jaquelina had lost all her charms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronald Valchester had nothing to regret now.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Violet Earle was not surprised at her brother's action.
Chapter 38 of Jaquelina by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
Chapter 38 holds 72 sentences of Jaquelina, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of Jaquelina by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 15 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 38 can be played aloud in United States English.
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