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Night and Morning, Volume 2
Night and Morning, Volume 2

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 2 is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"_Don Salluste (souriunt)_.
Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.
"_Don Salluste_.
Cousin!
Don Cesar.
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Night and Morning, Volume 2

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 2 is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"_Don Salluste (souriunt)_.
Line 2
Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.
Line 3
"_Don Salluste_.
Line 4
Cousin!
/ˈkʌzən/
Line 5
Don Cesar.

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.

Cousin noun US /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “Cousin!”

Don noun US /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading “Don Cesar.”

pas noun US /pɑːz/

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading “Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.”

All words in this reading · 16

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

Blas

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

Cesar

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

From this reading Don Cesar.

CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Cousin!

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading "_Don Salluste (souriunt)_.

Je

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

moi

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

paire

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

pasnounUS /pɑːz/

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

pensiez

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

Que

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

Ruy

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

Salluste

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

From this reading "_Don Salluste (souriunt)_.

souriunt

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

From this reading "_Don Salluste (souriunt)_.

vous

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

From this reading Je paire Que vous ne pensiez pas a moi?"--Ruy Blas.

Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 2 contain?

Chapter 8 holds 184 sentences of Night and Morning, Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 2?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 8 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Night and Morning, Volume 2

Common questions about reading Night and Morning, Volume 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Night and Morning, Volume 2?

Yes. All 1566 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9751 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Night and Morning, Volume 2 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #9751, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Night and Morning, Volume 2 take to read?

About 130 minutes of reading across 314 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Night and Morning, Volume 2 section by section

How to work through Night and Morning, Volume 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Night and Morning, Volume 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in Night and Morning, Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Incubo
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Night and Morning, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cavalier
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Night and Morning, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hostess
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Night and Morning, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Clothes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Night and Morning, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.