Chapter 42 of The Coquette is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 42 of The Coquette is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. LUCY SUMNER. HARTFORD. The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them. Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
Chapter 42 of The Coquette is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.”
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.”
money collected under a tariff
From this reading “Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD.”
with respect to material aspects
From this reading “Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.”
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
From this reading “The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
money collected under a tariff
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
depressingly dark
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading HARTFORD.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading LUCY SUMNER.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
with respect to material aspects
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
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From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading LUCY SUMNER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The retirement of my native home is not so gloomy, since my return from Boston, as I expected, from the contrast between them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, the customs and amusements of this place are materially altered since the residence of Major Sanford among us.
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