Chapter 2 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 08 is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 08 is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST. *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship. "/Carlos./ That letter. /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die. Return it instantly."
Chapter 2 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 08 is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “"/Carlos./ That letter.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “/Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “"Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “*To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “*To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Return it instantly."”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “*To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “/Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.”
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From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading "/Carlos./ That letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.
the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Return it instantly."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Return it instantly."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "/Carlos./ That letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Return it instantly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
Identical; not different.
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading /Princess Eboli./ Oh, I shall die.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
a special situation
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Idem velle, et idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est."* SALLUST.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading *To will the same thing and not to will the same thing, that at length is firm friendship.
Chapter 2 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 08 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 2 holds 134 sentences of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 08, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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