Chapter 5 of Thaddeus of Warsaw is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Thaddeus of Warsaw is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOCIETY IN POLAND. "TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND. [Written three weeks after the preceding.] "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers! Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
Chapter 5 of Thaddeus of Warsaw is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading “"You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!”
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?”
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “"You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!”
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading “"You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!”
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading “SOCIETY IN POLAND.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “[Written three weeks after the preceding.]”
part with a possession or right
From this reading “Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?”
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading “"TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND.”
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later than; following
From this reading [Written three weeks after the preceding.]
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND.
third-person singular of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
dearly loved
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
promote over another
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOCIETY IN POLAND.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
engage in
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading SOCIETY IN POLAND.
existing or coming before
From this reading [Written three weeks after the preceding.]
part with a possession or right
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading SOCIETY IN POLAND.
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading "TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Written three weeks after the preceding.]
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [Written three weeks after the preceding.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TO LADY SOMERSET, SOMERSET CASTLE, ENGLAND.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading [Written three weeks after the preceding.]
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can I then relinquish the temptation of telling you what I have left to make you happy with this epistle?
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading [Written three weeks after the preceding.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, my dear mother, that your Pembroke is famous for his ingenious mode of showing the full value of every favor he confers!
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