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Mathilda

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.
Soon after this incident we parted.
He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.
He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.
He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.
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Mathilda

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Mathilda is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.
Line 2
Soon after this incident we parted.
/suːn ˈæftər ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt wiː ˈpɑːrtɪd/
Line 3
He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.
/hiː hɜːrd ðæt hɪz ˈmʌðər wɑːz ɪl ənd hiː ˈheɪsənd tuː hɜːr/
Line 4
He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.
/hiː keɪm tuː teɪk liːv ʌv miː ənd wiː wɔːkt təˈɡeðər ɑːn ðə hiːθ fɔːr ðə læst taɪm/
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He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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accuse verb US /əˈkjuːz/

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading “As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.”

encourage verb US /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading “He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.”

fortitude noun US /ˈfɔːrtɪtuːd/

strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

From this reading “He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.”

haunted adjective US /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading “As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.”

heath noun US /hiːθ/

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading “He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.”

mingle verb US /ˈmɪŋɡəl/

to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading “He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.”

perpetually adverb US /pərˈpetʃuːəli/

everlastingly; for all time

From this reading “As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.”

temporary adjective US /ˈtempəreri/

not permanent; not lasting

From this reading “As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.”

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accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Soon after this incident we parted.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/

give encouragement to

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

encourageverbUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

fortitudenounUS /ˈfɔːrtɪtuːd/

strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

heathnounUS /hiːθ/

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/

a single distinct event

From this reading Soon after this incident we parted.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

mingleverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəl/

to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/

win a victory over

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading Soon after this incident we parted.

perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/

everlastingly; for all time

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/

not permanent; not lasting

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Soon after this incident we parted.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He heard that his mother was ill, and he hastened to her.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

unkindnessnoun

lack of sympathy

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

untill

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From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading He came to take leave of me, and we walked together on the heath for the last time.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Soon after this incident we parted.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

Woodville's

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From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading He promised that he would come and see me again; and bade me take cheer, and to encourage what happy thoughts I could, untill time and fortitude should overcome my misery, and I could again mingle in society.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading As I was perpetually haunted by these ideas, you may imagine that the influence of Woodville’s words was very temporary; and that although I did not again accuse him of unkindness, yet I soon became as unhappy as before.

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