Chapter 10 of The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I would--to-morrow. Why shouldn't I? What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her. Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.' 'Then you'll win.'
Chapter 10 of The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading “What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.”
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading “Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'”
being deepest within the self
From this reading “Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'”
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading “Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'”
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “'Then you'll win.'”
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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 What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
a youthful male person
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I would--to-morrow.
being deepest within the self
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
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From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why shouldn't I?
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Then you'll win.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I would--to-morrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, I know what she's made of, my boy, to her innermost fibre; I know the perfect and pure quarry she was dug from: and that gives a man confidence.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why shouldn't I?
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading 'Then you'll win.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I would--to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What are fame and name and society to me--a descendant of wreckers and smugglers, like her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then you'll win.'
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