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July 30.

I HAVE just received two of your letters, dated the 26th and 30th of June; and you must have received several from me, informing you of my detention, and how much I was hurt by your silence.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

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Posthumous Works of the Author of Mary Wollstonecraft

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Posthumous Works of the Author of is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

July 30. I HAVE just received two of your letters, dated the 26th and 30th of June; and you must have received several from me, informing you of my detention, and how much I was hurt by your silence. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly. I have suffered, God knows, since I left you. Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

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Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Posthumous Works of the Author of is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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July 30.

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I HAVE just received two of your letters, dated the 26th and 30th of June; and you must have received several from me, informing you of my detention, and how much I was hurt by your silence.

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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

/raɪt tuː miː ðen maɪ frend ənd raɪt ɪkˈsplɪsətli/

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I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

/aɪ hæv ˈsʌfərd ɡɑːd noʊz sɪns aɪ left juː/

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Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

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dated adjective US /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading “I HAVE just received two of your letters, dated the 26th and 30th of June; and you must have received several from me, informing you of my detention, and how much I was hurt by your silence.”

detention noun US /dɪˈtenʃən/

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

explicitly adverb US /ɪkˈsplɪsətli/

in an explicit manner

From this reading “-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.”

informing noun US /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)

July noun US /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading “July 30.”

painfully adverb US /ˈpeɪnfəli/

unpleasantly

From this reading “Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.”

rises noun US /ˈraɪzəz/

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading “Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.”

sickness noun US /ˈsɪknəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading “Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.”

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26th

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From this reading I HAVE just received two of your letters, dated the 26th and 30th of June; and you must have received several from me, informing you of my detention, and how much I was hurt by your silence.

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From this reading July 30.

30th

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activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

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From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

detentionnounUS /dɪˈtenʃən/

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

explicitlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsplɪsətli/

in an explicit manner

From this reading -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

how

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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

informingnounUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading July 30.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/

unpleasantly

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading I have suffered, God knows, since I left you.

sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Ah! you have never felt this kind of sickness of heart!--My mind however is at present painfully active, and the sympathy I feel almost rises to agony.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

WriteverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Write to me then, my friend, and write explicitly.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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