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Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 1
Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 1

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 1 is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Augusta de Grasse Stevens • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE FOLLY.
About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.
"THE FOLLY, "Staten Island, "_April_, 188--.
"DEAR MR.
TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 1

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 1 is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FOLLY.
/ðə ˈfɑːli/
Line 2
About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.
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"THE FOLLY, "Staten Island, "_April_, 188--.
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"DEAR MR.
/dɪr ˈmɪstər/
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TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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bored adjective US /bɔːrd/

tired of the world

From this reading “TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!”

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crest noun US /krest/

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
epistle noun US /ɪˈpɪsəl/

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

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extinction noun US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

no longer active; extinguished

From this reading “TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!”

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feminine adjective US /ˈfemənən/

associated with women and not with men

From this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

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motto noun US /ˈmɑːtoʊ/

a favorite saying of a sect or political group

From this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

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suggestive adjective US /səˈdʒestɪv/

tending to suggest or imply

From this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

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violets noun US /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

come down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!”

63,240 times in 225,867 chapters
About a week preposition + article + noun counted as “about … week”

In this reading “About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.”

2,607 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 52

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188

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From this reading "THE FOLLY, "Staten Island, "_April_, 188--.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading "THE FOLLY, "Staten Island, "_April_, 188--.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

according with custom or propriety

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/

tired of the world

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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crestnounUS /krest/

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/

delicately beautiful

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "DEAR MR.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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epistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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extinctionnounUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

no longer active; extinguished

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/

associated with women and not with men

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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FOLLYnounUS /ˈfɑːli/

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading THE FOLLY.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading "THE FOLLY, "Staten Island, "_April_, 188--.

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lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/

a favorite saying of a sect or political group

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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platenounUS /pleɪt/

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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Staten

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From this reading "THE FOLLY, "Staten Island, "_April_, 188--.

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stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/

tending to suggest or imply

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FOLLY.

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thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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Tremain

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From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

Pending verification
uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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violetsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading About a week later Mr. Tremain found at his breakfast plate another letter, and though bearing no crest or motto, and not suggestive of violets, was nevertheless a dainty enough feminine epistle.

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Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading TREMAIN, "Will you come down to us for as long as you can stay without becoming bored to extinction!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 2 of Miss Hildreth: A Novel, Volume 1 by Augusta de Grasse Stevens holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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