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Love conquers pride

Chapter X · A Heartsick Fugitive

Chapter X of Love conquers pride, “A Heartsick Fugitive,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.
She felt that this would be best.
If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.
If she went away people would forget it in time.
“I should like for them to think that I am dead.
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Love conquers pride

Chapter X · A Heartsick Fugitive

Chapter X of Love conquers pride, “A Heartsick Fugitive,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.
/ˈpænzi ˈlɔːrənz ment tuː kiːp hɜːr wɜːrd wen ʃiː roʊt tuː hɜːr ˈmʌðər ðæt ʃiː wʊd ˈnevər kʌm bæk/
Line 2
She felt that this would be best.
/ʃiː felt ðæt ðɪs wʊd biː best/
Line 3
If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.
/ɪf ʃiː rɪˈmeɪnd æt hoʊm ðə ˈʃæd.oʊ ʌv hɜːr diːp dɪsˈɡreɪs wʊd biː rɪˈflektɪd ɑːn hɜːr ˈfæməli/
Line 4
If she went away people would forget it in time.
/ɪf ʃiː went əˈweɪ ˈpiːpəl wʊd fərˈɡet ɪt ɪn taɪm/
Line 5
“I should like for them to think that I am dead.
/aɪ ʃʊd laɪk fɔːr ðem tuː θɪŋk ðæt aɪ æm ded/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

disgrace verb US /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading “If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.”

forget verb US /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “If she went away people would forget it in time.”

Laurens noun US /ˈlɔːrənz/

leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)

From this reading “Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.”

meant verb US /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading “Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.”

Pansy noun US /ˈpænzi/

large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

From this reading “Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.”

reflected adjective US /rɪˈflektɪd/

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading “If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.”

shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.”

wrote verb US /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading “Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading “Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.”

went away verb + particle counted as “go away”

move away from a place into another direction

In this reading “If she went away people would forget it in time.”

at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.”

remained at verb + particle counted as “remain at”

In this reading “If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.”

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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.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She felt that this would be best.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading She felt that this would be best.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She felt that this would be best.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

LaurensnounUS /ˈlɔːrənz/

leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

PansynounUS /ˈpænzi/

large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If she remained at home the shadow of her deep disgrace would be reflected on her family.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I should like for them to think that I am dead.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She felt that this would be best.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If she went away people would forget it in time.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Pansy Laurens meant to keep her word when she wrote to her mother that she would never come back.

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