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Chapter 37 of Joan Haste is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH. “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad! If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?” ‘Your daughter!’ “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Chapter 37 of Joan Haste is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
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From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
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From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
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From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
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From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
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From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
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From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I pray you to listen before you judge, and at present spare your reproaches, for believe me, Joan, I am not fit to bear them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were your daughter, could you have lied to me as you did, and treated me as you have done?”
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From this reading THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your daughter!” she said, rising in her astonishment, “you must be mad!
