Chapter 14 of The Puritans is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Puritans is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe." "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed. "Was it Clare Tophaven?" He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect. "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Chapter 14 of The Puritans is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “"The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.”
someone who devotes himself completely
From this reading “"The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.”
make reference to
From this reading “"I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.”
manifest or bring back
From this reading “He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
someone who devotes himself completely
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
make reference to
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
manifest or bring back
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
express in words
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He looked at her, laughing; then seemed to reflect.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was it Clare Tophaven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it is right to tell you," he returned; "but if you won't mention it, I'll confide to you that it must have been Miss Tophaven.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The giver would be flattered," Berenice observed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now this," he said, "I put away next to my heart, you observe."
Chapter 14 of The Puritans by Arlo Bates holds 399 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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