Chapter 3 of Godolphin, Volume 5. is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Godolphin, Volume 5. is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GODOLPHIN. "No, signor, she will not see you!" "You have given my note--given that ring?" "I have, and she still refuses." "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
Chapter 3 of Godolphin, Volume 5. is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “"Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"”
a brief written record
From this reading “"You have given my note--given that ring?"”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “"I have, and she still refuses."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “"You have given my note--given that ring?"”
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading “"No, signor, she will not see you!"”
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading “"Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
react verbally
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GODOLPHIN.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
a brief written record
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
not in physical motion
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
Chapter 3 of Godolphin, Volume 5. by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 3 holds 32 sentences of Godolphin, Volume 5., unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Godolphin, Volume 5. by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 32 sentences, grouped into 7 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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