Chapter 34 of Mary Barton is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of Mary Barton is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETURN HOME. "_Dixwell._ Forgiveness! Oh, forgiveness, and a grave! _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted. _Dixwell._ Oh!
Chapter 34 of Mary Barton is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading “"_Dixwell._ Forgiveness!”
death of a person
From this reading “Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
through chance
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
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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 Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Dixwell._ Forgiveness!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading "_Dixwell._ Forgiveness!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
death of a person
From this reading Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE RETURN HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
through chance
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN HOME.
shake, as from cold
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN HOME.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
Chapter 34 of Mary Barton by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 34 holds 293 sentences of Mary Barton, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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