The Dalrymples

Chapter XVII

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ON BOTH SIDES.

HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

So soon as she saw clearly that Harvey and Julia were real master and mistress, that she herself was merely a subordinate member of the household, she withdrew all claims to authority, giving everything over into Julia's hands.

There were no struggles, no clashings.

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Chapter XVII Reading 1/28

The Dalrymples

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Dalrymples is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ON BOTH SIDES.

/ɑːn boʊθ saɪdz/

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HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

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She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

/ʃiː hæd tuː mʌtʃ tækt ənd sens tuː mʌtʃ rɪˈɡɑːrd fɔːr hɜːr oʊn ˈdɪɡnəti ənd fɔːr əˈpɪrənsəz ˈdʒenərəli/

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There were no struggles, no clashings.

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appearances noun US /əˈpɪrənsəz/

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading “She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.”

claims noun US /kleɪmz/

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading “So soon as she saw clearly that Harvey and Julia were real master and mistress, that she herself was merely a subordinate member of the household, she withdrew all claims to authority, giving everything over into Julia's hands.”

Harvey noun US /ˈhɑːrvi/

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

lawful adjective US /ˈlɔːfəl/

conformable to or allowed by law

From this reading “HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.”

striving noun US /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading “HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.”

struggles noun US /ˈstrʌɡəlz/

plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something

From this reading “There were no struggles, no clashings.”

subordinate adjective US /səˈbɔːrdəneɪt/

lower in rank or importance

tact noun US /tækt/

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

From this reading “She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.”

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false position adjective + noun

In this reading “HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.”

saw clearly verb + particle

In this reading “So soon as she saw clearly that Harvey and Julia were real master and mistress, that she herself was merely a subordinate member of the household, she withdrew all claims to authority, giving everything over into Julia's hands.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading So soon as she saw clearly that Harvey and Julia were real master and mistress, that she herself was merely a subordinate member of the household, she withdrew all claims to authority, giving everything over into Julia's hands.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

appearancesnounUS /əˈpɪrənsəz/

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

BOTHdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading ON BOTH SIDES.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

clashings

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From this reading There were no struggles, no clashings.

clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/

without doubt or question

dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

HERMIONE

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From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

a social unit living together

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

Julia

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Julia's

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lawfuladjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfəl/

conformable to or allowed by law

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

membernounUS /ˈmembər/

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/

and nothing more

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON BOTH SIDES.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

SIDESnounUS /saɪdz/

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading ON BOTH SIDES.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/

plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something

From this reading There were no struggles, no clashings.

subordinateadjectiveUS /səˈbɔːrdəneɪt/

lower in rank or importance

tactnounUS /tækt/

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were no struggles, no clashings.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She had too much tact and sense, too much regard for her own dignity, and for appearances generally.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/

inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading HERMIONE would never place herself in a false position by striving after that to which she had no lawful right.

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