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Chapter 9 of Love and Freindship [sic] is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Love and Freindship [sic] is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.” She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said. My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it. “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?” “Indeed I do.”
Chapter 9 of Love and Freindship [sic] is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading ““But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.””
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.””
something that is lost
From this reading ““But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.””
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading ““You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?””
determined
From this reading “My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.”
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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 “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Indeed I do.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
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From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed I do.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
something that is lost
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
determined
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But the face of any Country however beautiful said I, can be but a poor consolation for the loss of one’s dearest Freinds.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Curiosity was so much raised, that I was resolved at any rate to satisfy it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She shook her head, as if she felt the truth of what I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You regret having left Suffolk then Miss Grenville?”
Chapter 9 of Love and Freindship [sic] by Jane Austen holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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