Chapter 14 of The Coquette is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Coquette is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON. HARTFORD. And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own. This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect. You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
Chapter 14 of The Coquette is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.”
make happy or satisfied
From this reading “This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
make happy or satisfied
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading HARTFORD.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
on one occasion
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
by chance
From this reading You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is playing a little too much with my patience; but, however, I will gratify you this once, in hopes that my epistle may have a good effect.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You will ask, perhaps, whether I would influence your judgment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so you wish to have my opinion before you know the result of your own.
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