Chapter 26 of The Sylph, Volume I and II is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Sylph, Volume I and II is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO Miss GRENVILLE. The Baron called here this morning. Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time. Never more will thy sister behold him. He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
Chapter 26 of The Sylph, Volume I and II is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “The Baron called here this morning.”
see with attention
From this reading “Never more will thy sister behold him.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.”
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Never more will thy sister behold him.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Never more will thy sister behold him.”
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 “Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The Baron called here this morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
see with attention
From this reading Never more will thy sister behold him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Baron called here this morning.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO Miss GRENVILLE.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Baron called here this morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never more will thy sister behold him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
immediately past
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO Miss GRENVILLE.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Never more will thy sister behold him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Baron called here this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never more will thy sister behold him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Never more will thy sister behold him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baron called here this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Baron called here this morning.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Never more will thy sister behold him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO Miss GRENVILLE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't be angry with me, my dearest Louisa, for mentioning _his_ name, this will indeed be the last time.
an affirmative
From this reading He is gone; yes, Louisa, I shall never see him again.
Chapter 26 of The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire Cavendish holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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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