Chapter 6 of The old vicarage is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The old vicarage is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“For she was passing weary of his love.” ISEULT OF BRITTANY. Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination. She had made up her mind to speak. “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
Chapter 6 of The old vicarage is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading “ISEULT OF BRITTANY.”
make calm or still
From this reading “Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading ““For she was passing weary of his love.””
express in speech
From this reading “She had made up her mind to speak.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading ““For she was passing weary of his love.””
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seek information from
In this reading “Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.”
In this reading ““For she was passing weary of his love.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading ISEULT OF BRITTANY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
make calm or still
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had made up her mind to speak.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
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From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
(Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading ISEULT OF BRITTANY.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had made up her mind to speak.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She had made up her mind to speak.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
express in speech
From this reading She had made up her mind to speak.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had made up her mind to speak.
a shaky motion
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “For she was passing weary of his love.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Mr. Huyton, this will not do; this must not be.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hilary looked up from her needle-work with a trembling heart, but a face of calm determination.
Chapter 6 of The old vicarage by Mrs. (Catherine-Anne Austen) Hubback holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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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