Chapter 11 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION. ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
Chapter 11 of Eugene Aram — Volume 04 is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
of very great significance
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.”
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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 GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
of very great significance
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
participate in games or sport
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ALL is not well; I doubt some foul play.
but in spite of that
From this reading GRIEF IN A RUFFIAN.--THE CHAMBER OF EARLY DEATH.--A HOMELY YET MOMENTOUS CONFESSION.--THE EARTH'S SECRETS.--THE CAVERN.--THE ACCUSATION.
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