Chapter 4 of Lucretia — Volume 03 is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lucretia — Volume 03 is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you. I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame. Come, my boy. I shall be back soon, Lucretia. I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."
Chapter 4 of Lucretia — Volume 03 is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."”
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.”
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “"Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.”
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.
In this reading “I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.”
In this reading “I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.”
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 have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I shall be back soon, Lucretia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be back soon, Lucretia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
a youthful male person
From this reading Come, my boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
let fall to the ground
From this reading I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
go away from a place
From this reading I shall but drop in to leave Gabriel at my cousin's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall be back soon, Lucretia.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, my boy.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be back soon, Lucretia.
in the near future
From this reading I shall be back soon, Lucretia.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
carry out
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have promised to take you to spend the day at M. Bellanger's; you are a great favourite with Madame.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gabriel," said Dalibard, gently, "I have come in for you.
Chapter 4 of Lucretia — Volume 03 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 561 sentences, grouped into 113 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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