Chapter 14 of The Clever Woman of the Family is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Clever Woman of the Family is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus. “Yes, I go the week after next.” “So soon? I thought you were to stay for our ball.” “Till this time next year!
Chapter 14 of The Clever Woman of the Family is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “I thought you were to stay for our ball.””
heal or recover
From this reading ““Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.”
possessive form of “honour” — the state of being honored
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I thought you were to stay for our ball.””
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ““Yes, I go the week after next.””
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ““Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading ““Till this time next year!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
anew
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
heal or recover
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
possessive form of “honour” — the state of being honored
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
on the contrary
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
express in words
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So soon?
in the near future
From this reading “So soon?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Till this time next year!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Till this time next year!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Till this time next year!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Till this time next year!
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
Chapter 14 of The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 14 holds 203 sentences of The Clever Woman of the Family, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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