Chapter 20 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Am I to think you sincere now?” “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue. Don’t try to understand. You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one. It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
Chapter 20 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading ““Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading ““Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.”
incapable of being cured
From this reading “It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.”
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
From this reading “It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.”
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading “You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.”
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading ““Am I to think you sincere now?””
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading ““Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.”
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In this reading ““Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.”
In this reading “It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.”
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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 “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t try to understand.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
incapable of being cured
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
not any; not one
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
a special situation
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Don’t try to understand.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Don’t try to understand.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have no idea what a Puritan bringing-up can do to one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It leaves one with an incurable resentment in one’s heart ... to judge by myself,” he added, with a jarring laugh.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I think the most sincere thing about me is a horror--a hatred of everything people call Virtue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Am I to think you sincere now?”
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