Chapter 10 of The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party. Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant. The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_. "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia. "And Cotton?" added I.
Chapter 10 of The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading “"And Cotton?" added I.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.”
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading “Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.”
professing to be qualified
From this reading “Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.”
declaiming wildly
From this reading “Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.”
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “"What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.”
In this reading “The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And Cotton?" added I.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Cotton?" added I.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading "And Cotton?" added I.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
From this reading The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
subject to death
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_.
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
professing to be qualified
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
declaiming wildly
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_.
term of address for a man
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shy Julia gloried in this _faux pas_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What mortal could have resisted such an angel!" exclaimed Julia.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Julia was raving about Sir Henry Mildmay, by whom she professed to be pregnant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day I dined with Julia, Fanny was of the party.
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