Chapter 8 of Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Belinda is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Belinda is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADVICE. The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s. “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor. “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.” “My opinion! but of whom?--Of Lady Delacour?”
Chapter 8 of Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Belinda is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “ADVICE.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading ““Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.””
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading ““To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading ““To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading ““Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.””
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading ““To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.”
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ADVICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My opinion! but of whom?--Of Lady Delacour?”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My opinion! but of whom?--Of Lady Delacour?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My opinion! but of whom?--Of Lady Delacour?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My opinion! but of whom?--Of Lady Delacour?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The next morning Mr. Hervey called on Dr. X----, and begged that he would accompany him to Lady Delacour’s.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr. Hervey: “I must have your opinion of her before I devote myself.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To be introduced to your tragic muse?” said the doctor.
Chapter 8 of Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Belinda by Maria Edgeworth holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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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