Chapter XX
Chapter 20
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MRS. C---- TO MISS B----. Jan. 26. My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08
Chapter XX · Chapter 20
Chapter 20 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MRS.
C----
TO
MISS
B----.
Jan.
26.
My
Dear
Margaret,
I
shall
never
forgive
myself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08
Chapter XX · Chapter 20
Chapter 20 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
C----
TO
MISS
B----.
/siː tuː mɪs biː/
Line 3
Jan.
/dʒæn/
Line 4
26.
Line 5
My
Dear
Margaret,
I
shall
never
forgive
myself.
Learner Dictionary
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.
Dear
adjective
US /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.”
forgive
verb
US /fərˈɡɪv/
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.”
Jan
noun
US /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Jan.”
miss
verb
US /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “C---- TO MISS B----.”
mrs
noun
US /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.”
never
adverb
US /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.”
shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.”
All words in this reading · 15
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.
26
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 26.
BnounUS /biː/
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Jan.
Margaret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.
MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My Dear Margaret, I shall never forgive myself.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.
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