Chapter 37 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVIA TO MR. L----. Richmond. Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart! Leonora is with you!--Leonora!
Chapter 37 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
thrust or throw into
From this reading “Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!”
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 “Richmond.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leonora is with you!--Leonora!
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----.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonora is with you!--Leonora!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
a form of address for a man
From this reading OLIVIA TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA TO MR.
thrust or throw into
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
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 Richmond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLIVIA TO MR.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Barbarous man! with what cold cruelty you plunge a dagger into my heart!
Chapter 37 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 37 holds 89 sentences of Tales and Novels — Volume 08, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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