Chapter 12 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ... Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
Chapter 12 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
not genuine
From this reading “Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.”
surrendered as a penalty
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
save from sins
From this reading “_Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...”
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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 _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
something many people believe that is false
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
not genuine
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
surrendered as a penalty
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
save from sins
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
carry out
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was't for this he left me And, on a feigned pretence-- THE PICTURE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Soph._ You powers, that take into your care the guard Of innocence, aid me! for I am a creature So forfeited to despair, hope cannot fancy A ransom to redeem me ...
Chapter 12 of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3 by Ellen Wallace holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Chapter 12 holds 213 sentences of Margaret Capel: A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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