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Bluebell A Novel

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.
Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?
To leave me in this lonely grove?
Immured in shameful privity?
--Unknown.
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Bluebell A Novel

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.
/ˈheri ɡoʊz tuː ðə ˈbɔːltɪk/
Line 2
Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?
Line 3
To leave me in this lonely grove?
/tuː liːv miː ɪn ðɪs ˈloʊnli ɡroʊv/
Line 4
Immured in shameful privity?
Line 5
--Unknown.
/ənˈnoʊn/

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.

baltic noun US /ˈbɔːltɪk/

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

From this reading “HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.”

grove noun US /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading “To leave me in this lonely grove?”

harry verb US /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading “HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.”

lonely adjective US /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading “To leave me in this lonely grove?”

oft adverb US /ɔːft/

many times at short intervals

From this reading “Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?”

shameful adjective US /ˈʃeɪmfəl/

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading “Immured in shameful privity?”

swore verb US /swɔːr/

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading “Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?”

Unknown adjective US /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading “--Unknown.”

All words in this reading · 27

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

BALTICnounUS /ˈbɔːltɪk/

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

From this reading HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.

GOESnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.

grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading To leave me in this lonely grove?

HARRYverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

Immured

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Immured in shameful privity?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To leave me in this lonely grove?

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading To leave me in this lonely grove?

Leicester's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading To leave me in this lonely grove?

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

oftadverbUS /ɔːft/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

privity

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Immured in shameful privity?

shamefuladjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmfəl/

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading Immured in shameful privity?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

sworeverbUS /swɔːr/

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Is this my lord of Leicester's love, That he so oft have swore to me?

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HARRY GOES TO THE BALTIC.

UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading --Unknown.

Chapter 33 of Bluebell A Novel by G. C., Mrs. Huddleston holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

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Chapter 33 holds 79 sentences of Bluebell A Novel, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 33 of Bluebell A Novel by G. C., Mrs. Huddleston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

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Vocabulary met early in Bluebell A Novel

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Bertie
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