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The Heart of Rachael

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.
It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.
Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.
Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.
He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.
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The Heart of Rachael

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Heart of Rachael is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.
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It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈmeni mʌnθs sɪns ʃiː hæd felt soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt ənd soʊ ʃʊr ʌv hərˈself/
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Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.
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Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.
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He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

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.

attempted adjective US /əˈtemptɪd/

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading “Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.”

awakened adjective US /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading “Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.”

Bowman noun US /ˈboʊmən/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading “Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.”

declined verb US /dɪˈklaɪnd/

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading “Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.”

farce noun US /fɑːrs/

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

From this reading “He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.”

impending adjective US /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/

close in time; about to occur

From this reading “Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.”

indignantly adverb US /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntliː/

in an indignant manner

From this reading “Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.”

persuade verb US /pərˈsweɪd/

win approval or support for

From this reading “Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.”

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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 Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

attemptedadjectiveUS /əˈtemptɪd/

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

BadadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

BowmannounUS /ˈboʊmən/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

farcenounUS /fɑːrs/

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

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

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/

close in time; about to occur

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

indignantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntliː/

in an indignant manner

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

Magsie

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

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/

win approval or support for

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

self-esteemnoun

a feeling of pride in yourself

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Her self-esteem had received more than one blow of late.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Bowman had attempted to persuade her to take "The Bad Little Lady" on the road; Magsie had indignantly declined.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Magsie had awakened to a sense of pleasure impending.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was many months since she had felt so important and so sure of herself.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading He had then offered her a poor part in a summer farce; about this Magsie had not yet made up her mind.

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