Chapter 15 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well? Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not? For who can love compel? SPENSER. It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
Chapter 15 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
force somebody to do something
From this reading “For who can love compel?”
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading “It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.”
with honesty
From this reading “Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.”
a safe place
From this reading “It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.”
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading “SPENSER.”
express criticism towards
From this reading “Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?”
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.
In this reading “It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.”
In this reading “But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?”
In this reading “It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.”
In this reading “It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.”
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.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
force somebody to do something
From this reading For who can love compel?
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
with honesty
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
a room where books are kept
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For who can love compel?
held dear
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
a female domestic
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
go across or through
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
a safe place
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading SPENSER.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
carry out
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
express in words
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
except if; if not
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
express criticism towards
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
the act of using
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
precisely as stated
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was customary with Mr. Grey to pass his mornings in the library unless some very particular business caused him to take refuge in his study.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
which person or people
From this reading But who can tell what cause had that fair maid To use him so that loved her so well?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or who with blame can justly her upbraid For loving not?
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