Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Lucile is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALFRED. Heard what? JOHN. This sad business-- ALFRED. I? no, not a word.
Lucile
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Lucile is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ALFRED.
Heard
what?
JOHN.
This
sad
business--
ALFRED.
I?
no,
not
a
word.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Lucile
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Lucile is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ALFRED.
/ˈælfrəd/
Line 2
Heard
what?
/hɜːrd wʌt/
Line 3
JOHN.
/dʒɑːn/
Line 4
This
sad
business--
ALFRED.
/ðɪs sæd ˈbɪznəs ˈælfrəd/
Line 5
I?
no,
not
a
word.
/aɪ noʊ nɑːt ə wɜːrd/
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.
alfred
noun
US /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “ALFRED.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “This sad business-- ALFRED.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Heard what?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “This sad business-- ALFRED.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I? no, not a word.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
All words in this reading · 12
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 I? no, not a word.
ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading ALFRED.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading This sad business-- ALFRED.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Heard what?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I? no, not a word.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
not any; not one
From this reading I? no, not a word.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I? no, not a word.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading This sad business-- ALFRED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sad business-- ALFRED.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Heard what?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I? no, not a word.
Chapter 8 of Lucile by Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, Earl of Lytton holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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