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Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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Cold, abstracted, and scornful!
About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.
I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.
O, let me not wound!
I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.
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Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Cold, abstracted, and scornful!
/koʊld ˈæbstræktɪd ənd ˈskɔːrnfəl/
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About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.
Line 3
I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.
/aɪ fiːl ðæt wen wiː miːt maɪ toʊnz ɑːr nɑːt soʊ swiːt æz aɪ wʊd hæv ðem/
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O, let me not wound!
/oʊ let miː nɑːt waʊnd/
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I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

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, and audio.

abstracted adjective US /ˈæbstræktɪd/

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

From this reading “Cold, abstracted, and scornful!”

ache verb US /eɪk/

feel physical pain

From this reading “I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.”

inflict verb US /ˌɪnˈflɪkt/

impose something unpleasant

From this reading “I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.”

injure verb US /ˈɪndʒər/

cause injuries or bodily harm to

From this reading “About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.”

journal noun US /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading “About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.”

repression noun US /riˈpreʃən/

a state of forcible subjugation

From this reading “About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.”

scornful adjective US /ˈskɔːrnfəl/

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading “Cold, abstracted, and scornful!”

wounds noun US /wuːndz/

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading “I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.”

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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

abstractedadjectiveUS /ˈæbstræktɪd/

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

From this reading Cold, abstracted, and scornful!

acheverbUS /eɪk/

feel physical pain

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Cold, abstracted, and scornful!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

ColdadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Cold, abstracted, and scornful!

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

how

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

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

inflictverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪkt/

impose something unpleasant

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

injureverbUS /ˈɪndʒər/

cause injuries or bodily harm to

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

Margaret

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

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O, let me not wound!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

repressionnounUS /riˈpreʃən/

a state of forcible subjugation

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading Cold, abstracted, and scornful!

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

tonesnounUS /toʊnz/

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading I feel that when we meet my tones are not so sweet as I would have them.

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading O, let me not wound!

woundsnounUS /wuːndz/

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading I, who know so well how wounds can burn and ache, should not inflict them.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading About this very time it was that Margaret wrote in her journal:-- 'Father, let me not injure my fellows during this period of repression.

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