Chapter 4 of Eugene Aram — Volume 03 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Eugene Aram — Volume 03 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE. Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end. I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
Chapter 4 of Eugene Aram — Volume 03 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “belly” — the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."”
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading “Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.”
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading “I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.”
plural of “toast” — slices of bread that have been toasted
From this reading “I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."”
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
the biblical name for ancient Syria
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
plural of “belly” — the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
propose a payment
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
come together
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
not any; not one
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
not one, and not any
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
go across or through
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
compacted by ironing
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MILITARY PREPARATIONS.--THE COMMANDER AND HIS MAN.--ARAM IS PERSUADED TO PASS THE NIGHT AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.
plural of “toast” — slices of bread that have been toasted
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Falstaff.--"Bid my Lieutenant Peto meet me at the town's end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I pressed me none but such toasts and butter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pins' heads."
Chapter 4 of Eugene Aram — Volume 03 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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