Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Luce_. Is the wind there? That makes for me. _Isab_. Come, I forget a business.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_Luce_.
Is
the
wind
there?
That
makes
for
me.
_Isab_.
Come,
I
forget
a
business.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_Luce_.
/luːs/
Line 2
Is
the
wind
there?
/ɪz ðə waɪnd ðer/
Line 3
That
makes
for
me.
/ðæt meɪks fɔːr miː/
Line 4
_Isab_.
Line 5
Come,
I
forget
a
business.
/kʌm aɪ fərˈɡet ə ˈbɪznəs/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Come, I forget a business.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, I forget a business.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Come, I forget a business.”
Luce
noun
US /luːs/
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “That makes for me.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Is the wind there?”
All words in this reading · 15
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That makes for me.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come, I forget a business.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the wind there?
Isab
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Isab_.
LucenounUS /luːs/
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading _Luce_.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That makes for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That makes for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That makes for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the wind there?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is the wind there?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Is the wind there?
Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
What does chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07 contain?
Chapter 1 holds 54 sentences of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 54 sentences, grouped into 11 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
How do I study chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07?
Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Vocabulary met early in Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07
Words and structures a reader meets early in Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Makes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forget
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Business
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Without
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