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Mariquita: A Novel
Mariquita: A Novel

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Mariquita: A Novel is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 17 of Mariquita: A Novel by John Ayscough holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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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Indeed
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The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.
Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.
Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.
For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.
Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.
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Mariquita: A Novel

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Mariquita: A Novel is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.
Line 2
Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.
Line 3
Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.
Line 4
For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.
Line 5
Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

absent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

action

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

again

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

arriving

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

attainable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

chronic

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

deliberateness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

deliberation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

Don

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

esteem

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

first

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

Gore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

habitual

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

hasty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

horse

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

idea

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

immediately

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

impatient

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

Joaquin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

long

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

Maxwell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

means

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

mere

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

moment

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

mounted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

never

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

object

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

only

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

otherwise

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

place

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

pleasure

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

projected

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

ride

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

riding

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

Sarella

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

Saturday

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

second

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gore, however, was again absent on the second Saturday after his first visit to Maxwell.

seldom

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

shrink

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

sufficiently

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

take

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

there

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

too

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

unwell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.

visit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The projected visit to Maxwell did not immediately take place.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Don Joaquin was seldom hasty in action, having a chronic, habitual esteem for deliberation and deliberateness too.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading For the mere pleasure of riding she would never have mounted a horse; she would only ride when there was no other means of arriving at some object or place not otherwise attainable.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Sarella would have been impatient had she not been sufficiently unwell to shrink for the moment from the idea of a very long ride.