Chapter 23 of The power of sympathy is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The power of sympathy is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Harrington_ to _Worthy_. _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her? In tears. I wish I had not gone. Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
Chapter 23 of The power of sympathy is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I wish I had not gone.”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “In tears.”
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading “Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I had not gone.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
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 “Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.”
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I wish I had not gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish I had not gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Harrington_ to _Worthy_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
and nothing more
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _Boston._ I HAVE just left _Harriot_—but how have I left her?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wish I had not gone.
carry out or perform an action
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading In tears.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Harrington_ to _Worthy_.
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had not gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. _Francis_ had intrusted _Harriot_ with some trifling commission—It was not done—she had not had time to perform it.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading _Harrington_ to _Worthy_.
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