Chapter 26 of Daniel Deronda is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Daniel Deronda is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way. With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair. Her arduous function solely “to be there.” Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea. She hides her heart in lustre loftily.
Chapter 26 of Daniel Deronda is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading “Her arduous function solely “to be there.””
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “Her arduous function solely “to be there.””
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
From this reading “She hides her heart in lustre loftily.”
a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
From this reading “With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.”
consisting of fine particles
From this reading “With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.”
the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
From this reading “Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.”
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading “With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.”
plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running
From this reading “With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
see with attention
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She hides her heart in lustre loftily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading She hides her heart in lustre loftily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She hides her heart in lustre loftily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.
in a lofty manner
From this reading She hides her heart in lustre loftily.
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
From this reading She hides her heart in lustre loftily.
a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
throughout a period of time
From this reading Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.
consisting of fine particles
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.
the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
From this reading Like Sirius rising o’er the silent sea.
without any others being included or involved
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her arduous function solely “to be there.”
plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Behold my lady’s carriage stop the way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With powdered lacquey and with charming bay; She sweeps the matting, treads the crimson stair.
Chapter 26 of Daniel Deronda by George Eliot holds 346 sentences, grouped into 70 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 26 holds 346 sentences of Daniel Deronda, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Daniel Deronda by George Eliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 346 sentences, grouped into 70 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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