Chapter 6 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES. IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon! This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon. What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him? Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
Chapter 6 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.”
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?”
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading “This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?”
inflected form of “retake” — take back by force, as after a battle
From this reading “IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
the force of workers available
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
accept an excuse for
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
inflected form of “retake” — take back by force, as after a battle
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
carry out
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
Chapter 6 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 6 holds 351 sentences of Lady Barbarity: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 71 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Lady Barbarity: A Romance by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Lady Barbarity: A Romance section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of Lady Barbarity: A Romance to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lady Barbarity: A Romance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
