Chapter 27 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM OLIVIA TO MR. L----. Tuesday morning. Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----. Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
Chapter 27 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.”
give free rein to
From this reading “Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading “Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Tuesday morning.”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM OLIVIA TO MR.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
give free rein to
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L----.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Tuesday morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading FROM OLIVIA TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM OLIVIA TO MR.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM OLIVIA TO MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Tuesday morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come not to Richmond to-day; I am not in spirits to see you, my dearest L----.
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