Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin

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FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

Her cousin looked at her with a curious expression in his eyes: at another time she would have been surprised to see no anger there at her confession, but now she did not seem to be surprised at anything.

Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

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Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day. You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.” Her cousin looked at her with a curious expression in his eyes: at another time she would have been surprised to see no anger there at her confession, but now she did not seem to be surprised at anything. Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her. Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

Line 2

You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

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/hɜːr ˈkʌzən lʊkt æt hɜːr wɪð ə ˈkjʊriəs ɪkˈspreʃən ɪn hɪz aɪz æt əˈnʌðər taɪm ʃiː wʊd hæv bɪn sərˈpraɪzd tuː siː noʊ ˈæŋɡər ðer æt hɜːr kənˈfeʃən bʌt naʊ ʃiː dɪd nɑːt siːm tuː biː sərˈpraɪzd æt ˈeniθɪŋ/

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Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

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Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

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anger noun US /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading “Her cousin looked at her with a curious expression in his eyes: at another time she would have been surprised to see no anger there at her confession, but now she did not seem to be surprised at anything.”

cared verb US /kerd/

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading “Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.”

confession noun US /kənˈfeʃən/

an admission of misdeeds or faults

cousin noun US /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.”

curious adjective US /ˈkjʊriəs/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

forgive verb US /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading “You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.””

library noun US /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading “FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.”

Sydney noun US /ˈsɪdni/

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading “FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.”

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curious expression adjective + noun

In this reading “Her cousin looked at her with a curious expression in his eyes: at another time she would have been surprised to see no anger there at her confession, but now she did not seem to be surprised at anything.”

looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

into the library preposition + article + noun counted as “into … library”

In this reading “FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.”

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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 Her cousin looked at her with a curious expression in his eyes: at another time she would have been surprised to see no anger there at her confession, but now she did not seem to be surprised at anything.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

caredverbUS /kerd/

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/

an admission of misdeeds or faults

CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

else

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From this reading Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/

the feelings expressed on a person's face

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

FEVER-STRICKEN

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From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

Hugh

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From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

Pauly

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

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

Quentin

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Nothing else seemed to matter very much.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

to-day

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

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Pauly was very ill—perhaps going to die—and Hugh had not cared to see her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

won't

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

From this reading You must forgive me, please, this time—I won’t again.”

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FEVER-STRICKEN “Cousin St. Quentin,” Sydney said, coming straight into the library, “I want to tell you that I saw and spoke to Hugh to-day.

Chapter 21 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin by Dorothea Moore holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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