Chapter 6 of Lothair is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Lothair is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness. “I did.” “And what did you think of it?” “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.” “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
Chapter 6 of Lothair is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading ““It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.””
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.””
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading ““It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.””
only a very short time before
From this reading ““It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.””
an indirect suggestion
From this reading ““And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!””
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.”
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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 of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what did you think of it?”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And what did you think of it?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “And Bertram never gave a hint of such things!”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “And what did you think of it?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading of the duchess, in a tone of some seriousness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what did you think of it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It filled me with so much amazement that I have hardly begun to think.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what did you think of it?”
Chapter 6 of Lothair by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 115 sentences of Lothair, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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