Chapter 8 of "My Novel" — Complete is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of "My Novel" — Complete is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.” DR. RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.” MRS. DALE.--“Ah!”
Chapter 8 of "My Novel" — Complete is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading ““And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.””
an old word for “no”
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.””
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worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading DALE.--“Ah!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
dearly loved
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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From this reading DR.
a social unit living together
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
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From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
express in speech
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading RICCABOCCA.--“Nay, before speaking to Miss Hazeldean, it would surely be proper to know how far my addresses would be acceptable to the family.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you commission me, then, to speak to our dear Jemima?” said Mrs. Dale, joyfully, and without any bitterness whatever in that “dear.”
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