Chapter 6 of The Letters of Jane Austen is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Letters of Jane Austen is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A. FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London. XLIV. SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24). MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
Chapter 6 of The Letters of Jane Austen is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading “MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.”
the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
From this reading “FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.”
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In this reading “MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.”
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From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
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From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
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From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
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From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
to a great degree or extent
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
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From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
an educational institution
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
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From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
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From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
the act of creating written works
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
being four more than forty
From this reading XLIV.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
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