Chapter 9 of Memories of Hawthorne is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Memories of Hawthorne is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country. The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health. A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family. Mrs. Hawthorne carefully describes them. She refers to slavery with contempt.
Chapter 9 of Memories of Hawthorne is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading “ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.”
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading “ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.”
possessive form of “hawthorne” — United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading “ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.”
third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.”
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading “A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.”
third-person singular of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading “She refers to slavery with contempt.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.”
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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 A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne carefully describes them.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She refers to slavery with contempt.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
the act of exhibiting
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
a quick look
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne carefully describes them.
possessive form of “hawthorne” — United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
third-person singular of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading She refers to slavery with contempt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She refers to slavery with contempt.
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading She refers to slavery with contempt.
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From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Hawthorne carefully describes them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A trip to Manchester, for the Exhibition, includes a glimpse of Tennyson and his family.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The family visit Southport for the winter, for Mrs. Hawthorne's health.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She refers to slavery with contempt.
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From this reading ENGLISH DAYS: III Mrs. Hawthorne's letter to Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody describes Wordsworth's country.
Chapter 9 of Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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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