Chapter 15 of The Coquette is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Coquette is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN. NEW HAVEN. I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle. My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate. This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
Chapter 15 of The Coquette is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.”
go with, fall together
From this reading “My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
From this reading “This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.”
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.”
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.”
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anew
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
go with, fall together
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
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 I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW HAVEN.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
weigh more heavily
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
have in common
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
express in words
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the day fixed for deciding Mr. Boyer's cause.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
but in spite of that
From this reading My reason and judgment entirely coincide with your opinion; but my fancy claims some share in the decision; and I cannot yet tell which will preponderate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have received, and read again and again, your friendly epistle.
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