Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR. PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY. Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him. --Gil Blas. We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh criticism or disapproval
From this reading “Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.”
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.”
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading “We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.”
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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 Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Gil Blas.
harsh criticism or disapproval
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
at any time
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Gil Blas.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
for more time
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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