Chapter 15 of Kate Danton is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Kate Danton is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EPISTOLARY. [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.] Quebec, May 17, 18--. Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind. I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
Chapter 15 of Kate Danton is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be attached
From this reading “I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.”
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
From this reading “[From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]”
properly deserved
From this reading “I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.”
written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
From this reading “EPISTOLARY.”
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading “Quebec, May 17, 18--.”
make visible
From this reading “I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.”
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From this reading Quebec, May 17, 18--.
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From this reading Quebec, May 17, 18--.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
make certain of
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
cause to be attached
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
terminate
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
From this reading [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
properly deserved
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
psychological suffering
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
From this reading EPISTOLARY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
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From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Quebec, May 17, 18--.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
not one, and not any
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading Quebec, May 17, 18--.
make visible
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [From Madame Leblanc to Captain Danton.]
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
in or at the place that
From this reading I hardly know how to break to you the news it is my painful duty to reveal, lest some blame should attach itself to me or mine, where I assure you none is deserved.
produce a literary work
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir:--I write to you in the utmost distress and confusion of mind.
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