Chapter 6 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONNIE. It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while. I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be. The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself. Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
Chapter 6 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
plural of “illness” — impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.”
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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 It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
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From this reading CONNIE.
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From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
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From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
plural of “illness” — impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
engage in
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I don't find my self so interesting as it used to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Connie's, which was a great and terrible one, never made her do so.
during the time that
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
the act of creating written works
From this reading It is high time, though, that I dropped writing about myself for a while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading The worst of some kinds especially of small illnesses is, that they make you think a great deal too much about yourself.
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