Chapter 9 of The confessions of a well-meaning woman is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The confessions of a well-meaning woman is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Forgive me... I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming... Of late years... I have lost the thread... Ah, yes!
Chapter 9 of The confessions of a well-meaning woman is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Forgive me...”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Of late years...”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...”
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading “I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “I have lost the thread...”
imparting heat
From this reading “I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...”
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In this reading “Of late years...”
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From this reading Ah, yes!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Forgive me...
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Of late years...
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I have lost the thread...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Forgive me...
not any; not one
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading I have lost the thread...
imparting heat
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am sentimental, no doubt, but if we _have_ the opportunity of feeling our heart warming...
a late time of life
From this reading Of late years...
an affirmative
From this reading Ah, yes!
Chapter 9 of The confessions of a well-meaning woman by Stephen McKenna holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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