Chapter 27 of The Coquette is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Coquette is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON. Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand. Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel. A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition. Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
Chapter 27 of The Coquette is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.”
past form of “slight” — pay no attention to, disrespect
From this reading “A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.”
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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 Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
(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 A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
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From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
dearly loved
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
to come or go into
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
engage in
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
light teasing repartee
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
in a serious manner
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
past form of “slight” — pay no attention to, disrespect
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bleeding heart, slighted love, and all the _et ceteras_ of romance enter into the composition.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
precisely as stated
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, my dear, it would make a very pretty figure in a novel.
produce a literary work
From this reading Excuse this raillery, and I will now write more seriously.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your truly romantic letter came safe to hand.
Chapter 27 of The Coquette by Hannah Webster Foster holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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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