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The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856
The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."
It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.
Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.
I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.
Are we bound to L1,800?
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."
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It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.
/ɪt ɪz nɑːt enˈkloʊzd ənd aɪ æm mæd tuː noʊ wer ʃiː raɪts frʌm ðæt aɪ meɪ raɪt tuː hɜːr/
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Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.
/preɪ set ðɪs raɪt fɔːr hɜːr ˌʌˈniːzinəs wɪl biː ˈɡreɪtli ɪnˈtensəfaɪd ɪf ʃiː hæv noʊ wɜːrd frʌm miː/
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I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.
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Are we bound to L1,800?

Learner Dictionary

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Brown's noun US /braʊnz/

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading “You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."”

Dickens noun US /ˈdɪkənz/

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading “You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."”

enclosed adjective US /enˈkloʊzd/

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading “You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."”

illness noun US /ˈɪlnəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading “You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."”

intensified adjective US /ɪnˈtensəfaɪd/

made more intense

From this reading “Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.”

mention verb US /ˈmenʃən/

make reference to

From this reading “You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."”

uneasiness noun US /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

From this reading “Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.”

writes verb US /raɪts/

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading “It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.”

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1,700

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

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

1,800

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

From this reading Are we bound to L1,800?

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Are we bound to L1,800?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading Are we bound to L1,800?

Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

Coutts

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

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

DickensnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

Gad's

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

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

HillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

intensifiedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪd/

made more intense

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

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

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/

make reference to

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

PrayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading I thought we were to give L1,700 for the house at Gad's Hill.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Pray set this right, for her uneasiness will be greatly intensified if she have no word from me.

writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

writesverbUS /raɪts/

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading It is not enclosed, and I am mad to know where she writes from that I may write to her.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You mention a letter from Miss Coutts as to Mrs. Brown's illness, which you say is "enclosed to Mrs. Charles Dickens."

Chapter 16 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Charles Dickens holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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