Chapter 3 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 07 is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 07 is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it. /Montespan./--Done it! yes! Nice doings!" /The Duchess de la Valliere/. LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
Chapter 3 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 07 is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 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.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “Nice doings!"”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “/The Duchess de la Valliere/.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “"/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Nice doings!"”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.”
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Nice doings!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
From this reading /Montespan./--Done it! yes!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Nice doings!"
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
during the time that
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
an affirmative
From this reading /Montespan./--Done it! yes!
Chapter 3 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 07 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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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