Chapter 2 of The Point of View is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Point of View is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
II. MRS. CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA. October 17, 1880. IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
Chapter 2 of The Point of View is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.”
bad; unfortunate
From this reading “IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?”
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading “CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “October 17, 1880.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.”
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From this reading October 17, 1880.
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From this reading October 17, 1880.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
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From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
bad; unfortunate
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
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From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
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From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading October 17, 1880.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CHURCH, IN NEW YORK, TO MADAME GALOPIN, AT GENEVA.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IF I felt far away from you in the middle of that deplorable Atlantic, _chère_ Madame, how do I feel now, in the heart of this extraordinary city?
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