Chapter 62 of The Coquette is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 62 of The Coquette is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON. BOSTON. My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain. Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship. Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
Chapter 62 of The Coquette is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “approve” — give sanction to
From this reading “Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
third-person singular of “approve” — give sanction to
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
the literary culture
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
express in words
From this reading Julia, you say, approves not Major Sanford's particular attention to you.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pardon my suspicions, Eliza; they are excited by real friendship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear friend: I have received your letters, and must own to you that the perusal of them gave me pain.
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