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The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4)
The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4)

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4) is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?
Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!
That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!
Never, never, will I forgive him.
Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."
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The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4)

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4) is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?
Line 2
Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!
Line 3
That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!
Line 4
Never, never, will I forgive him.
/ˈnevər ˈnevər wɪl aɪ fərˈɡɪv hɪm/
Line 5
Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

affected adjective US /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading “That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!”

champion noun US /ˈtʃæmpiən/

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading “That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!”

claims noun US /kleɪmz/

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading “"I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?”

falsehood noun US /ˈfælshʊd/

a false statement

From this reading “That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!”

forgive verb US /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading “Never, never, will I forgive him.”

innocence noun US /ˈɪnəsəns/

the quality of innocent naivete

From this reading “"I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?”

Theresa noun US /tərˈiːsə/

Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

From this reading “Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."”

wiles noun US /waɪlz/

plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

From this reading “Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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last time adjective + noun

In this reading “Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."”

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affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/

a false statement

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading Never, never, will I forgive him.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Never, never, will I forgive him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/

the state of being honored

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

how

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From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/

the quality of innocent naivete

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

Montemar

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

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never, never, will I forgive him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

Otteline

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

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

princenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

TheresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/

Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

unblushingadjective

feeling no shame

From this reading That unblushing face of falsehood; that affected champion of honour!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

wilesnounUS /waɪlz/

plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

From this reading Oh, my child, how deep must have been his wiles!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Never, never, will I forgive him.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Theresa, you have seen de Montemar for the last time, till you are the wife of his prince."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading "I pardon your youth and innocence; and yet, was it innocence to forget the claims of Otteline upon his heart?

Chapter 3 of The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4) by Jane Porter holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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Chapter 3 holds 398 sentences of The Pastor's Fire-Side Vol. 3 (of 4), unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.

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