Niece Catherine

Chapter XI

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Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

A short while ago the little girl would have said, '_I_ shall have you,' and would not have troubled to question whether or not the arrangement would bring joy to others; but the influence of Catherine's teaching was working within this heart.

'Glad?--yes indeed, dearie!'

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Niece Catherine

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Niece Catherine is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

Line 2

'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

/oʊ ˈkæθərən juː wɪl kʌm tuː laɪv hiːr wɪð ðoʊz tuː dɪr ˈtʃɪldrən/

Line 3

We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

/wiː ʃæl hæv juː dʒʌst æz wiː plænd tuː duː ənd juː ɑːr ɡlæd tuː kʌm/

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Line 5

'Glad?--yes indeed, dearie!'

Learner Dictionary

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arrangement noun US /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading “A short while ago the little girl would have said, '_I_ shall have you,' and would not have troubled to question whether or not the arrangement would bring joy to others; but the influence of Catherine's teaching was working within this heart.”

Catherine noun US /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

Catherine's noun US /ˈkæθrɪnz/

possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

Confidences noun US /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading “Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.”

imagined verb US /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading “Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.”

planned adjective US /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading “We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'”

teaching noun US /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/

the profession of a teacher

troubled adjective US /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

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.

little girl adjective + noun

a youthful female person

In this reading “A short while ago the little girl would have said, '_I_ shall have you,' and would not have troubled to question whether or not the arrangement would bring joy to others; but the influence of Catherine's teaching was working within this heart.”

dear children adjective + noun counted as “dear child”

In this reading “'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?”

at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.”

live here verb + particle

In this reading “'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?”

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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 A short while ago the little girl would have said, '_I_ shall have you,' and would not have troubled to question whether or not the arrangement would bring joy to others; but the influence of Catherine's teaching was working within this heart.

Agatha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/

the thing arranged or agreed to

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

AttemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

Catherine'snounUS /ˈkæθrɪnz/

possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

ConfidencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

dearienoun

a special loved one

From this reading 'Glad?--yes indeed, dearie!'

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading 'Glad?--yes indeed, dearie!'

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/

the profession of a teacher

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Confidences and an Attempt Only Agatha was at home this evening, and her joy may be imagined.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We shall have you, just as we planned to do! and you are _glad_ to come!'

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

actively engaged in paid work

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

yesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading 'Glad?--yes indeed, dearie!'

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Oh, _Catherine_; you will come to live here, with those two dear children?

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