Chapter 12 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Have I not had to wrestle with my lot? Have I not suffered things to be forgiven? Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven? BYRON. It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
Chapter 12 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present
From this reading “It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven?”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “BYRON.”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.”
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading “Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven?”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?”
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading “Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?”
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.
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In this reading “Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?”
In this reading “It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?
present
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven?
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading BYRON.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?
something acquired without compensation
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have I not had my brain sear'd, my heart riven?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
a male human offspring
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Have I not suffered things to be forgiven?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mr. Trevor's good pleasure to bestow the church living in his gift upon his second son.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading Have I not had to wrestle with my lot?
Chapter 12 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 by Mrs. (Elizabeth Caroline) Grey holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 138 sentences of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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