Chapter 57 of The Coquette is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter LVII
Chapter 57 of The Coquette is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. LUCY SUMNER. HARTFORD. I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by. Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
Chapter 57 of The Coquette is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cordial disposition
From this reading “Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.”
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading “Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
formally approved and invested with legal authority
From this reading “Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading “Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.”
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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 Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
a cordial disposition
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading HARTFORD.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading LUCY SUMNER.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
formally approved and invested with legal authority
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
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From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
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.
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Major Sanford has returned, has made us a visit, and a treaty of peace and amity (but not of commerce) is ratified.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I begin to hope we shall come to rights here by and by.
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