Chapter 38 of Nancy: A Novel is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Nancy: A Novel is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued. Farewell! Farewell! Farewell!" All right!
Chapter 38 of Nancy: A Novel is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell!”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right!”
in a softened tone
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
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(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 All right!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
in a softened tone
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
Chapter 38 of Nancy: A Novel by Rhoda Broughton holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 38 holds 76 sentences of Nancy: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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