Chapter 18 of North and South is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of North and South is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISTAKES. “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.” SPENSER. Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow. “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
Chapter 18 of North and South is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.”
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “MISTAKES.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading ““I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?””
hurting
From this reading ““Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.””
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading “SPENSER.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading ““I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?””
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading ““Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.””
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From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
(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 Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading MISTAKES.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
hurting
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading SPENSER.
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Margaret had not been gone five minutes when Mr. Thornton came in, his face all a-glow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
at the time that
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Which when his mother saw, she in her mind Was troubled sore, he wist well what to ween.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I could not come sooner: the superintendent would—— Where is she?”
Chapter 18 of North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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