Chapter 39 of Night and Morning, Complete is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Night and Morning, Complete is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Vec. Ye see what follows. Duke. O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances. That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
Chapter 39 of Night and Morning, Complete is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.”
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Duke.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Ye see what follows.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.”
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.
anew
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Duke.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Ye see what follows.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ye see what follows.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
term of address for a man
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Sidney Beaufort arrived in London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O gentle sir! this shape again!”--The Chances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Vec.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ye see what follows.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye see what follows.
Chapter 39 of Night and Morning, Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 39 holds 121 sentences of Night and Morning, Complete, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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