Chapter 14 of Vassall Morton: A Novel is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Vassall Morton: A Novel is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Clo_. That she should love this fellow and refuse me! If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned. _Cymbeline_. Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
Chapter 14 of Vassall Morton: A Novel is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “That she should love this fellow and refuse me!”
estrangement from god
From this reading “If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.”
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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 If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Clo_.
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From this reading _Cymbeline_.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
a boy or man
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
engage in
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
estrangement from god
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morton sat in the reading room of the National, the grand hotel of Matherton.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That she should love this fellow and refuse me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading If it be sin to make a true election, she is damned.
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