Chapter 4 of The Bride of Fort Edward is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Bride of Fort Edward is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mait_. So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me. Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer! Well, I thought I expected none. Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
Chapter 4 of The Bride of Fort Edward is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.”
third-person singular of “deign” — do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading “Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “Well, I thought I expected none.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.”
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anew
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
in the past
From this reading Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
react verbally
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
third-person singular of “deign” — do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Well, I thought I expected none.
a boy or man
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I thought I expected none.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mait_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
not one, and not any
From this reading Well, I thought I expected none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, my lady deigns no answer.--An answer!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten minutes ago I should have sworn I expected none.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, I thought I expected none.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I thought I expected none.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So the fellow has been here, it seems, and returned again to Fort Edward without seeing me.
Chapter 4 of The Bride of Fort Edward by Delia Salter Bacon holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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