The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl

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No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

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Chapter 20 of The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE ALTERATION We left our heroine, in the last chapter, esteemed of every one who knew her, and looking forward to what was to her the height of human felicity--the reformation and return of her sailor-lover. No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall. So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book. It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for. There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

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No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

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So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

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It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

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There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

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Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “THE ALTERATION We left our heroine, in the last chapter, esteemed of every one who knew her, and looking forward to what was to her the height of human felicity--the reformation and return of her sailor-lover.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

Reformation noun US /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/

The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.”

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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 So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

all

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From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

ALTERATION

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From this reading THE ALTERATION We left our heroine, in the last chapter, esteemed of every one who knew her, and looking forward to what was to her the height of human felicity--the reformation and return of her sailor-lover.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

apt

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

became

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

behold

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

book

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chapter

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circumstances

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Cobbold's

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concern

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consistent

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

deep

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esteemed

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events

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From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

fact

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

fall

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

family

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felicity

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female

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From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

forward

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giddiness

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

gives

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From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

granted

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

grateful

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

happiness

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

head

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

height

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

heroine

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highest

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

human

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

knew

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last

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left

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less

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

life

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

looking

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make

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

master

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

matter

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

member

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

mistress

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

own

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

pinnacle

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

prepared

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

previous

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From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

proved

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From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

reach

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

reason

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

reformationnounUS /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/

The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.

return

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sailor-lover

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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

some

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

strange

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

There

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From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

title

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From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

true

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading It became matter of deep concern to every member of Mr. Cobbold's family, to behold in her an alteration which no previous circumstances in her life had prepared them for.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading So, at all events, it proved with the female who gives a title to this book.

world's

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From this reading No less true than strange is the fact, that when we reach the highest pinnacle of this world's happiness, some giddiness of the head is apt to make us fall.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading There was nothing in reason, and consistent with their own happiness, that her grateful master and mistress would not have granted her.

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