Chapter 59 of The Coquette is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 59 of The Coquette is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. CHARLES DEIGHTON. HARTFORD. Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart. No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
Chapter 59 of The Coquette is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES DEIGHTON.”
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading “No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.”
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading “No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES DEIGHTON.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
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From this reading CHARLES DEIGHTON.
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
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 Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
not any; not one
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
feel happiness or joy
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No devotee could have been more sincere in his penitence than I was in mine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rejoice with me, my friend, that I have made my peace with the mistress of my heart.
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