Chapter 60 of The Coquette is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 60 of The Coquette is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. LUCY SUMNER. HARTFORD. Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me. I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
Chapter 60 of The Coquette is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.”
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD.”
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
the act of mixing together
From this reading “I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.”
a large indefinite number
From this reading “I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “LUCY SUMNER.”
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anew
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
divisible by two
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
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 Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading LUCY SUMNER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
the act of mixing together
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
a large indefinite number
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
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 I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I find it painful even to think of mixing again with the gay multitude.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Lucy: I intended this week to have journeyed to Boston with Julia Granby; but my resolution fails me.
Chapter 60 of The Coquette by Hannah Webster Foster holds 24 sentences, grouped into 5 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 60 holds 24 sentences of The Coquette, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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