Chapter 4 of The Coquette is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Coquette is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE SAME. NEW HAVEN. Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence? I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all. You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
Chapter 4 of The Coquette is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.”
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading “Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “NEW HAVEN.”
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading “I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.”
a woman religious
From this reading “You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.”
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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 You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
anew
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading NEW HAVEN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
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 I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
a woman religious
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
and nothing more
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading TO THE SAME.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE SAME.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Is it time for me to talk again of conquests? or must I only enjoy them in silence?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE SAME.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun, would our country and religion allow it.
produce a literary work
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must write to you the impulses of my mind, or I must not write at all.
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