Chapter 9 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling! You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world. I do hope you will marry, Hope! Do, please, the first chance you get. You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
Chapter 9 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!”
made afraid
From this reading “You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “"Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!”
take in marriage
From this reading “I do hope you will marry, Hope!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.”
In this reading “You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.”
In this reading “You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Do, please, the first chance you get.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
a special loved one
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
dearly loved
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope you will marry, Hope!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
at any time
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Do, please, the first chance you get.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
made afraid
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do, please, the first chance you get.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I do hope you will marry, Hope!
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do hope you will marry, Hope!
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
engage in
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
take in marriage
From this reading I do hope you will marry, Hope!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Do, please, the first chance you get.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
be standing; be upright
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
which person or people
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I do hope you will marry, Hope!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading You are one of the dear, frightened, humble little creatures who need a big strong man to stand between them and the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because nature intended some one else to make it for you, darling!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'd be ever so much happier, and it would be so agreeable for us.
Chapter 9 of The Daughters of a Genius by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 424 sentences of The Daughters of a Genius, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Daughters of a Genius by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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