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The Eustace Diamonds

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of The Eustace Diamonds is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
"My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
But I do like you."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Eustace Diamonds

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of The Eustace Diamonds is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.
/ðə ˈstɔːri ʌv ˈluːsi ˈmɔːrəs ɪz kənˈkluːdəd ɑːn ðə deɪ əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈluːsi ˈmɔːrəs went bæk frʌm ðə haʊs ʌv ðə oʊld ˈkaʊntəs tuː fɔːn kɔːrt/
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"My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.
Line 3
Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.
Line 4
People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.
Line 5
But I do like you."
/bʌt aɪ duː laɪk juː/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

appointed adjective US /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

subject to appointment

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

Concluded adjective US /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

countess noun US /ˈkaʊntəs/

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

Court noun US /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

Fawn noun US /fɔːn/

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

Lucy noun US /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

Morris noun US /ˈmɔːrəs/

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading “The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.”

sorry adjective US /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading “"My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.”

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alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

subject to appointment

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

ConcludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

countessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

CourtnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But I do like you."

FawnnounUS /fɔːn/

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

haven't

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

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

I'm

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

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But I do like you."

Linlithgow

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

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading People have always been hard to me, and I'm hard.

PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The Story of Lucy Morris Is Concluded On the day appointed, Lucy Morris went back from the house of the old countess to Fawn Court.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My dear," said Lady Linlithgow, "I am sorry that you are going.

you'll

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

From this reading Perhaps you'll think I haven't been very kind to you, but I never am kind.

Chapter 39 of The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.

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Chapter 39 holds 363 sentences of The Eustace Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.

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