Chapter LIV
Chapter 54
Chapter 54 of The Coquette is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. LUCY SUMNER. HARTFORD. Gracious Heaven! What have I heard?
The Coquette
Chapter LIV · Chapter 54
Chapter 54 of The Coquette is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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TO
MRS.
LUCY
SUMNER.
HARTFORD.
Gracious
Heaven!
What
have
I
heard?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Coquette
Chapter LIV · Chapter 54
Chapter 54 of The Coquette is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
TO
MRS.
/tuː ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
LUCY
SUMNER.
/ˈluːsi ˈsʌmnər/
Line 3
HARTFORD.
/ˈhɑːrtfərd/
Line 4
Gracious
Heaven!
/ˈɡreɪʃəs ˈhevən/
Line 5
What
have
I
heard?
/wʌt hæv aɪ hɜːrd/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Gracious Heaven!”
hartford
noun
US /ˈhɑːrtfərd/
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 “What have I heard?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “What have I heard?”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Gracious Heaven!”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “TO MRS.”
sumner
noun
US /ˈsʌmnər/
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
All words in this reading · 11
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Gracious Heaven!
HARTFORDnounUS /ˈhɑːrtfərd/
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 What have I heard?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading What have I heard?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Gracious Heaven!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I heard?
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading LUCY SUMNER.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
SUMNERnounUS /ˈsʌmnər/
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading LUCY SUMNER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have I heard?
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