Chapter 1 of Bungay Castle: A Novel. V. 1/2 is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bungay Castle: A Novel. V. 1/2 is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NOVEL. BY MRS. BONHOTE. Author of the Parental Monitor, &c. Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
Chapter 1 of Bungay Castle: A Novel. V. 1/2 is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.”
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
From this reading “Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A NOVEL.”
designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
From this reading “Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.”
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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 A NOVEL.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
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From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONHOTE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
From this reading Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A NOVEL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.
designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
From this reading Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of the Parental Monitor, &c.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Astonished at the voice he stood amaz'd, And all around with inward horror gaz'd.
Chapter 1 of Bungay Castle: A Novel. V. 1/2 by Mrs. (Elizabeth) Bonhote holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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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