Chapter 55 of The Coquette is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter LV
Chapter 55 of The Coquette is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. CHARLES DEIGHTON. HARTFORD. Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you? Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
Chapter 55 of The Coquette is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES DEIGHTON.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD.”
joined in matrimony
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES DEIGHTON.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES DEIGHTON.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading HARTFORD.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
joined in matrimony
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
which person or people
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
the act of creating written works
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Deighton: Who do you think is writing to you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, it is your old friend, metamorphosed into a _married man_!
Chapter 55 of The Coquette by Hannah Webster Foster holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
Chapter 55 holds 46 sentences of The Coquette, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 55 of The Coquette by Hannah Webster Foster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 46 sentences, grouped into 10 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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