Chapter 9 of Devereux — Volume 01 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Devereux — Volume 01 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST LOVE. WE are under very changeful influences in this world! The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court. Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated. The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
Chapter 9 of Devereux — Volume 01 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading “Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.”
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.”
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “WE are under very changeful influences in this world!”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.”
past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading “The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.”
without much difficulty
From this reading “The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.”
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.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
the act of burning something
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST LOVE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
and nothing more
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
go away from a place
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading FIRST LOVE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
without much difficulty
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
acutely insightful and wise
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
precisely as stated
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sagacious reader will readily discover the cause of this alteration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night on which occurred the interview with Aubrey that I have just narrated, I was burning to leave Devereux Court.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Within one little week from that time my eagerness was wonderfully abated.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading WE are under very changeful influences in this world!
Chapter 9 of Devereux — Volume 01 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 9 holds 170 sentences of Devereux — Volume 01, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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