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Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)
Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.
What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.
Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?
And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?
There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.
/lʌv nɑːt lʌv nɑːt ðə θɪŋ juː lʌv meɪ tʃeɪndʒ/
Line 2
What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.
/wʌt ˈdʒenərəl ˈɪntrəst ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtəd baɪ ðə ərˈaɪvəl ʌv ðə poʊst/
Line 3
Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?
/huː ˈevər ˈsetəld hɪmˈself ɪn ə nuː pleɪs fɔːr ðə ˈʃɔːrtɪst taɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪmˈself əˈkweɪntɪd wɪð ɪts dɪˈteɪlz ðə taɪm wen ɪt ərˈaɪvz ənd liːvz/
Line 4
And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?
/ənd huː ˈevər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈluːzəz ðɪs ˈɪntrəst spaɪt ʌv ɪts ˈɔːfən mɔːr ðæn ˈdeɪli əˈkɜːrəns/
Line 5
There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.
/ðer ɪz noʊ ˈseɪmnəs ɪn ɪt bɪˈkɔːz ðer ɪz noʊ ˈsɜːrtənti/

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.

acquainted adjective US /əˈkweɪntɪd/

having fair knowledge of

From this reading “Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?”

arrives verb US /ərˈaɪvz/

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading “Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?”

certainty noun US /ˈsɜːrtənti/

the state of being certain

From this reading “There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.”

details noun US /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading “Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?”

loses verb US /ˈluːzəz/

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading “And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?”

occurrence noun US /əˈkɜːrəns/

an event that happens

From this reading “And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?”

sameness noun US /ˈseɪmnəs/

the quality of being alike

From this reading “There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.”

shortest adjective US /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/

superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading “Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?”

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.

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daily occurrence noun + noun

In this reading “And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?”

shortest time adjective + noun counted as “short time”

In this reading “Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?”

without making preposition + noun

In this reading “Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?”

general interest adjective + noun

In this reading “What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/

having fair knowledge of

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

arrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/

the state of being certain

From this reading There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/

every day; without missing a day

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/

an event that happens

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

postverbUS /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

samenessnounUS /ˈseɪmnəs/

the quality of being alike

From this reading There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

shortestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/

superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is no sameness in it, because there is no certainty.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading And who ever entirely loses this interest, spite of its often more than daily occurrence?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What general interest is excited by the arrival of the post.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Who ever settled himself in a new place, for the shortest time, without making himself acquainted with its details, the time when it arrives and leaves?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Love not, love not, the thing you love may change.

Chapter 3 of Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by C. J., Mrs. Newby holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

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