Chapter 75 of The Coquette is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter LXXV
Chapter 75 of The Coquette is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. M. WHARTON. BOSTON. Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter. The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
Chapter 75 of The Coquette is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON.”
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.”
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading “Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “M. WHARTON.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
disposed to please
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
a female human offspring
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
immediately past
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. WHARTON.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
on one occasion
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS.
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading M. WHARTON.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after my arrival, Mrs. Sumner proposed that we should visit the sad spot which contains the remains of our once amiable friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear madam: We have paid the last tribute of respect to your beloved daughter.
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