Chapter 16 of Mansfield Park is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Mansfield Park is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How is the consternation of the party to be described? To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror. Sir Thomas in the house! All felt the instantaneous conviction. Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
Chapter 16 of Mansfield Park is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.”
at or in or to any place
From this reading “Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “How is the consternation of the party to be described?”
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “All felt the instantaneous conviction.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “How is the consternation of the party to be described?”
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading “Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.”
occurring with no delay
From this reading “All felt the instantaneous conviction.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Sir Thomas in the house!”
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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 To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All felt the instantaneous conviction.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading All felt the instantaneous conviction.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All felt the instantaneous conviction.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
intense and profound fear
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Sir Thomas in the house!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Thomas in the house!
occurring with no delay
From this reading All felt the instantaneous conviction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
a particular point in time
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a hope of imposition or mistake was harboured anywhere.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Thomas in the house!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Sir Thomas in the house!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How is the consternation of the party to be described?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.
Chapter 16 of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 16 holds 143 sentences of Mansfield Park, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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