Chapter 5 of Devereux — Volume 04 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Devereux — Volume 04 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS. BOULAINVILLIERS! Comte de St. Saire! What will our great-grandchildren think of that name? Fame is indeed a riddle!
Chapter 5 of Devereux — Volume 04 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put on clothes
From this reading “A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “Fame is indeed a riddle!”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.”
pierce with many holes
From this reading “Fame is indeed a riddle!”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.”
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.”
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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 MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOULAINVILLIERS!
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
put on clothes
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
destroyed or killed
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
pierce with many holes
From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
Chapter 5 of Devereux — Volume 04 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 5 holds 185 sentences of Devereux — Volume 04, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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