Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 05 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 05 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL. JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae! Hymen ades, O Hymenae! CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale. It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 05 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ade” — a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
From this reading “Hymen ades, O Hymenae!”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.”
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
From this reading “JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!”
press tightly together or cram
From this reading “JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
From this reading “JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!”
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plural of “ade” — a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
From this reading Hymen ades, O Hymenae!
the biblical name for ancient Syria
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale.
Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
From this reading CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
press tightly together or cram
From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
joined in matrimony
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
Chapter 1 of Eugene Aram — Volume 05 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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