Chapter 6 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER. MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong. Your affectionate mother, ----. * * * * * OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----. Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
Chapter 6 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Your affectionate mother, ----.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.”
plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain
From this reading “Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Your affectionate mother, ----.
(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 Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
a young person of either sex
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading * * * * * OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
dearly loved
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.
at any time
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading * * * * * OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your affectionate mother, ----.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading * * * * * OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF ---- TO HER DAUGHTER.
plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAREST CHILD, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your affectionate mother, ----.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Prepare yourself, my ever dear and charming Gabrielle, for all the torments of jealousy.
Chapter 6 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
Chapter 6 holds 95 sentences of Tales and Novels — Volume 08, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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