Chapter 9 of The Sylph, Volume I and II is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Sylph, Volume I and II is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE SAME. I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you. But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day. She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me. I can truly join with her.
Chapter 9 of The Sylph, Volume I and II is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “I can truly join with her.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I can truly join with her.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.”
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 “I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.”
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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 spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can truly join with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading I can truly join with her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
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 I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
recurring again and again
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
Identical; not different.
From this reading TO THE SAME.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
express in words
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE SAME.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE SAME.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
interact in a certain way
From this reading But this treat cannot be repeated; her ladyship leaves town this day.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I can truly join with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She was so good as to say, she was sorry her stay was so short, and wished to have had more time with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I spent a whole morning with Lady Melford, more to my satisfaction than any one I have passed since I left you.
Chapter 9 of The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire Cavendish holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Chapter 9 holds 278 sentences of The Sylph, Volume I and II, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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