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Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

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house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.
He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.
And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.
And yet, after all,” he said, had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.
I owe to her my life.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Lothair

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Lothair is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.
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He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.
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And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.
/ənd ðɪs brɔːt ɔːl hɪz ˌrekəˈlekʃən tuː hɪz ˈroʊmən laɪf ənd ˈevəri θɪŋ ðæt hæd ˈhæpənd ðer/
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And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.
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I owe to her my life.”
/aɪ oʊ tuː hɜːr maɪ laɪf/

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.

awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.”

bewildered adjective US /bɪˈwɪldərd/

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading “house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.”

lofty adjective US /ˈlɔːfti/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading “He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.”

owe verb US /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading “I owe to her my life.””

recollection noun US /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading “And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.”

Roman adjective US /ˈroʊmən/

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading “And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.”

Rome noun US /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading “He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.”

spacious adjective US /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading “He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.”

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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 house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

Agostini

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From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

Arundel

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

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

Clare

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

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I owe to her my life.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

Muriel

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

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I owe to her my life.”

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

oweverbUS /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading I owe to her my life.”

Palazzo

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

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

reposed

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

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

RomenounUS /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading He had not reposed in so spacious and lofty a chamber since he was at Rome.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And this brought all his recollection to his Roman life, and every thing that had happened there.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading house, and, when he awoke in the morning, he was quite bewildered, and thought for a moment he was in the Palazzo Agostini.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “And yet, after all,” he said, “had it not been for Clare Arundel, I should never have seen Muriel House.

Chapter 37 of Lothair by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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.

What does chapter 37 of Lothair contain?

Chapter 37 holds 261 sentences of Lothair, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of Lothair by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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.

How do I study chapter 37 of Lothair?

Work through the 53 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 37 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Vocabulary met early in Lothair

Words and structures a reader meets early in Lothair, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lothair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lothair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Brought
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lothair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Friend
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lothair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.