Chapter 6 of Pam and the Countess is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pam and the Countess is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pamela in return told why she had come back. She related what Mrs. Ensor had said. "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube. I _had_ to come back. Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
Chapter 6 of Pam and the Countess is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."”
demanding attention
From this reading “"When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “"When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “She related what Mrs. Ensor had said.”
done under pressure
From this reading “"When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."”
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be restored
In this reading “Pamela in return told why she had come back.”
In this reading “Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
(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 "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
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From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
demanding attention
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She related what Mrs. Ensor had said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She related what Mrs. Ensor had said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
not any; not one
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
above and across; more than
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading She related what Mrs. Ensor had said.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
done under pressure
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She related what Mrs. Ensor had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
a special situation
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She related what Mrs. Ensor had said.
at the time that
From this reading "When I got to that cart-shed, it rushed over me all in one instant that the crying sea-gull was Reube.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Pamela in return told why she had come back.
but in spite of that
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you have those sort of convictions sometimes--you know--when there’s no earthly sense in a thing yet you’re perfectly sure it must be."
Chapter 6 of Pam and the Countess by E. E. (Edith Elise) Cowper holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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