Chapter 3 of The Coquette is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Coquette is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN. NEW HAVEN. These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation. I am so pestered with these admirers! Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
Chapter 3 of The Coquette is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “I am so pestered with these admirers!”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.”
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading “TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “NEW HAVEN.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.”
an unhappy and worried mental state
From this reading “These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “I am so pestered with these admirers!”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading I am so pestered with these admirers!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so pestered with these admirers!
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading NEW HAVEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so pestered with these admirers!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW HAVEN.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
an unhappy and worried mental state
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading I am so pestered with these admirers!
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so pestered with these admirers!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These bewitching charms of mine have a tendency to keep my mind in a state of perturbation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
precisely as stated
From this reading Not that I am so very handsome neither; but, I don't know how it is, I am certainly very much the taste of the other sex.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am so pestered with these admirers!
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