Chapter 35 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ... Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL. Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID. * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures." ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
Chapter 35 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “* "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."”
plural of “glide” — a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
From this reading “* "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."”
plural of “par” — (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading “Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.”
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “* "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."”
exceedingly harmful
From this reading “* "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “* "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."”
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading “Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.”
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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 * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
racers
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
a young female
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
plural of “glide” — a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
moving to the inside of something
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
plural of “par” — (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
exceedingly harmful
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
at the time that
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
Chapter 35 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 35 holds 152 sentences of Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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