Chapter 64 of The Coquette is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter LXIV
Chapter 64 of The Coquette is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON. BOSTON. A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza. We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated. I hope no new cause has revived it.
Chapter 64 of The Coquette is here in full — 22 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 “BOSTON.”
destroyed completely
From this reading “We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.”
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.”
with fondness; with love
From this reading “We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.”
(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
From this reading “A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “I hope no new cause has revived it.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.”
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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 A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
dearly loved
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
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From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
destroyed completely
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
with fondness; with love
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
not any; not one
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading I hope no new cause has revived it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had fondly flattered ourselves that the melancholy of your mind was exterminated.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A paradox, indeed, is the greater part of your letter to us, my dear Eliza.
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