Chapter 8 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it. _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at. Pretty strange humour, is't not? _Ray._ To any one that knows you not, it is. THE SUN'S DARLING.
Chapter 8 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special loved one
From this reading “THE SUN'S DARLING.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “_Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “_Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Pretty strange humour, is't not?”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “_Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “_Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “THE SUN'S DARLING.”
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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 _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
a special loved one
From this reading THE SUN'S DARLING.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Pretty strange humour, is't not?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ray._ To any one that knows you not, it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pretty strange humour, is't not?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading _Ray._ To any one that knows you not, it is.
the sound of laughing
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Ray._ To any one that knows you not, it is.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty strange humour, is't not?
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Pretty strange humour, is't not?
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE SUN'S DARLING.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ray._ To any one that knows you not, it is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUN'S DARLING.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ray._ To any one that knows you not, it is.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
an affirmative
From this reading _Fol._ Yes faith, so, so; I laugh not at those whom I fear; I fear not those whom I love; and I love not any whom I laugh not at.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ray._ You have a merry heart if you can guide it.
Chapter 8 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 by Ellen Wallace holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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