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We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.
FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.
Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.
I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.
Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.
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The Disowned — Complete

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The Disowned — Complete is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.
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FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.
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Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.
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I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.
/aɪ hæv tuː meɪk juː ənd ˈleɪdi ˈflɔːrə wʌn rɪˈkwest wɪtʃ aɪ trʌst juː wɪl nɑːt rəˈfjuːz miː/
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Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.
/duː nɑːt siː ɔːr rəˈsiːv ˈeni kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən frʌm ˈmɪstər ˈlɪndən tɪl ˈwenzdi ənd ɑːn ðæt deɪ æt ðə ˈaʊər ʌv twelv ˈsʌfər miː tuː miːt hɪm æt jɔːr haʊs/

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accidents noun US /ˈæksədənts/

plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading “We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.”

communication noun US /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading “Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.”

Deservedly adverb US /dɪˈzɜːrvədli/

as deserved

From this reading “We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.”

Flora noun US /ˈflɔːrə/

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading “I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.”

infirmities noun US /ɪnˈfɜːrmɪtiz/

plural of “infirmity” — the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

From this reading “Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.”

injuries noun US /ˈɪndʒəriz/

plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading “We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.”

Linden noun US /ˈlɪndən/

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

From this reading “Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.”

Wednesday noun US /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading “Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.”

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accidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/

plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

callsnounUS /kɔːlz/

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

DeservedlyadverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrvədli/

as deserved

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

famenounUS /feɪm/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

ForgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.

happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

infirmitiesnounUS /ɪnˈfɜːrmɪtiz/

plural of “infirmity” — the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

injuriesnounUS /ˈɪndʒəriz/

plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

InnnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.

LindennounUS /ˈlɪndən/

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

LORDnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/

get something; come into possession of

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/

show unwillingness towards

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

tempernounUS /ˈtempər/

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading I have to make you and Lady Flora one request, which I trust you will not refuse me.

twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

ULSWATER

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From this reading FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.

violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

WESTBOROUGH

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FROM LORD ULSWATER TO LADY WESTBOROUGH.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We will examine if those accidents, Which common fame calls injuries, happen to him Deservedly or no.--The New Inn.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Forgive me, dearest Lady Westborough, for my violence: you know and will allow for the infirmities of my temper.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do not see or receive any communication from Mr. Linden till Wednesday; and on that day at the hour of twelve suffer me to meet him at your house.

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