Chapter 5 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Marry him whom I have promised." "But you would be wretched!" "Why? I can't fancy wedding one I love. I should be ashamed, I think.
Chapter 5 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I should be ashamed, I think.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “I can't fancy wedding one I love.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I can't fancy wedding one I love.”
take in marriage
From this reading “"Marry him whom I have promised."”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Marry him whom I have promised."”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I should be ashamed, I think.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “I can't fancy wedding one I love.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “"But you would be wretched!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I should be ashamed, I think.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But you would be wretched!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you would be wretched!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't fancy wedding one I love.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I can't fancy wedding one I love.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Marry him whom I have promised."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Marry him whom I have promised."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Marry him whom I have promised."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I can't fancy wedding one I love.
take in marriage
From this reading "Marry him whom I have promised."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I can't fancy wedding one I love.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Marry him whom I have promised."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be ashamed, I think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should be ashamed, I think.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading I can't fancy wedding one I love.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Marry him whom I have promised."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But you would be wretched!"
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading "But you would be wretched!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you would be wretched!"
Chapter 5 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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