Chapter 7 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap. He means to play us a slippery trick about the East. He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits. “My wife is at last a little better. I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
Chapter 7 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “benefit” — financial assistance in time of need
From this reading “He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading ““You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.”
influence by slyness
From this reading “He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading ““You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.”
In this reading “I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.”
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 He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
later than; following
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My wife is at last a little better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
plural of “benefit” — financial assistance in time of need
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “My wife is at last a little better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
an old word for “before”
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
the act of departing
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
influence by slyness
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
immediately past
From this reading “My wife is at last a little better.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My wife is at last a little better.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My wife is at last a little better.
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
participate in games or sport
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I got to bed last night after twelve nights of half-sleep on the sofa.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He means to play us a slippery trick about the East.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He bamboozled us into the Crimean War, and he is now going to juggle us out of its small benefits.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “My wife is at last a little better.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will see ere long that I am right about L. Nap.
Chapter 7 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Charles Lever holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 427 sentences of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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