Chapter 28 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GENERAL B---- TO MR. L----. Wednesday. AY, ay! just as I thought it would be. This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
Chapter 28 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be able to spare or give up
From this reading “This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “GENERAL B---- TO MR.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Wednesday.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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be able to spare or give up
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
(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 This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
dearly loved
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
psychological suffering
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
and nothing more
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
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----.
a form of address for a man
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
under normal conditions
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AY, ay! just as I thought it would be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is all the comfort, my dear friend, that I can give you; all the comfort that wise people usually afford their friends in distress.
Chapter 28 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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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