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Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?
Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?
The country's laid around for thee.
Women Pleased.
Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?
/kæn noʊ rest faɪnd miː noʊ ˈpraɪvət pleɪs sɪˈkjʊr miː bʌt stɪl maɪ ˈmɪzəriz laɪk ˈblʌdhaʊndz hɔːnt miː/
Line 2
Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?
/ənˈfɔːrtʃənət jʌŋ mæn wɪtʃ weɪ naʊ ɡaɪdz ðiː ɡaɪdz ðiː frʌm deθ/
Line 3
The country's laid around for thee.
/ðə ˈkʌntriz leɪd ərˈaʊnd fɔːr ðiː/
Line 4
Women Pleased.
/ˈwɪmən pliːzd/
Line 5
Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bloodhounds noun US /ˈblʌdhaʊndz/

plural of “bloodhound” — a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking

From this reading “Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?”

country's noun US /ˈkʌntriz/

possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “The country's laid around for thee.”

guides noun US /ɡaɪdz/

plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others

From this reading “Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?”

haunt verb US /hɔːnt/

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading “Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?”

miseries noun US /ˈmɪzəriz/

plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading “Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?”

narrative noun US /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading “Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.”

recalls noun US /ˈriːkɔːlz/

plural of “recall” — a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

From this reading “Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.”

secure verb US /sɪˈkjʊr/

get by special effort

From this reading “Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The country's laid around for thee.

bloodhoundsnounUS /ˈblʌdhaʊndz/

plural of “bloodhound” — a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

country'snounUS /ˈkʌntriz/

possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The country's laid around for thee.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The country's laid around for thee.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

guidesnounUS /ɡaɪdz/

plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

Hazlewood

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading The country's laid around for thee.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

miseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/

plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

PleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Women Pleased.

privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

recallsnounUS /ˈriːkɔːlz/

plural of “recall” — a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/

get by special effort

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Can no rest find me, no private place secure me, But still my miseries like bloodhounds haunt me?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The country's laid around for thee.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

UnfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

WomennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Women Pleased.

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Our narrative now recalls us for a moment to the period when young Hazlewood received his wound.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Unfortunate young man, which way now guides thee, Guides thee from death?

Chapter 8 of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02 by Walter Scott holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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Vocabulary met early in Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02

Words and structures a reader meets early in Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Apprehends
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Death
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dreadful
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Drunken
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