Chapter 7 of Miss Arnott's Marriage is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Miss Arnott's Marriage is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice. She had not been there since. That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her. It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day. But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
Chapter 7 of Miss Arnott's Marriage is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.”
come together
From this reading “That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.”
worth remembering
From this reading “That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.”
third-person singular of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.”
visit again
From this reading “MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.”
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In this reading “It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.”
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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 MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
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From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had not been there since.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
morally blemished; stained or impure
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
come together
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
worth remembering
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not been there since.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
third-person singular of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
visit again
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had not been there since.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, since it had been defiled by such a memory, for her, its charm had fled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That memorable encounter had spoilt it for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had not been there since.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It had been her custom to wander there nearly every fine day.
in or at the place that
From this reading MR MORICE PRESUMES One day a desire seized Miss Arnott to revisit the place where she had first met Mr Morice.
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