Chapter 14 of Mrs. Warren's Daughter is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Mrs. Warren's Daughter is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W. _December_ 31, 1910. DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University. I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you. But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
Chapter 14 of Mrs. Warren's Daughter is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the status of being a champion
From this reading “I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.”
the last (12th) month of the year
plural of “lilac” — any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading “MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.”
a militant aggressiveness
From this reading “MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.”
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.”
plural of “university” — the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.”
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From this reading _December_ 31, 1910.
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From this reading _December_ 31, 1910.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
the status of being a champion
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading _December_ 31, 1910.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
plural of “lilac” — any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
a militant aggressiveness
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
precisely, exactly
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
plural of “university” — the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading But these newer Universities are more liberal-minded.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
precisely as stated
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading MILITANCY The Lilacs, Victoria Road, S.W.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I feared very much your championship of the Woman's Cause might have told against you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR MICHAEL,-- I'm so glad you got returned all right by your University.
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