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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly. When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_? "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?" I ventured to question grandmamma. She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 75/183 · 5 reading units · Lines 371–375
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in a forcible manner
From this reading “I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I ventured to question grandmamma.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “I ventured to question grandmamma.”
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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 I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
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From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?"
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From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?"
in a forcible manner
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
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From this reading I ventured to question grandmamma.
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From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
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From this reading "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?"
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I ventured to question grandmamma.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I am of a practical nature, and a thought struck me forcibly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ventured to question grandmamma.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading I ventured to question grandmamma.
at the time that
From this reading When could Mr. Gurrage have made the _demande_?
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