Chapter 14 of The Story of My Life is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Story of My Life is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery. Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth. _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry. Henry also. I like it, but not altogether.
Chapter 14 of The Story of My Life is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “_My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.”
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “_My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.”
United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
From this reading “Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.”
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading “Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
in addition
From this reading Henry also.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I like it, but not altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I like it, but not altogether.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
every person
From this reading _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like it, but not altogether.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I like it, but not altogether.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
above and across; more than
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
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From this reading _My Diary._--"Everybody hates Sargent's head of Henry.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sargent suggested by this picture all that I should have liked to be able to convey in my acting as Lady Macbeth.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Since then it has gone over nearly the whole of Europe, and now is resting for life at the Tate Gallery.
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