Chapter 23 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE." "Yes, Pip." "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?" "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?" "It couldn't be."
Chapter 23 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “"Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “"Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “_In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"”
a disease of poultry
From this reading “"Yes, Pip."”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “"Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"”
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “_In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading _In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It couldn't be."
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading _In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
a disease of poultry
From this reading "Yes, Pip."
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading _In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
a special situation
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which Richard Rides Alone._ "EVE."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why shouldn't Crossroads be Paradise to me--with him?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Pip."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you see that if he cared Richard would do the thing that pleased you--that New York would be Paradise if you were in it?"
Chapter 23 of Mistress Anne by Temple Bailey holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
Chapter 23 holds 292 sentences of Mistress Anne, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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