Chapter 1 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS. [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.] Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day. Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man. He had grown portly and corpulent.
Chapter 1 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading “Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.”
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
From this reading “Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “[Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]”
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading “He had grown portly and corpulent.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
From this reading "Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
excessively fat
From this reading He had grown portly and corpulent.
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
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From this reading "Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS.
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
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From this reading "Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He had grown portly and corpulent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grown portly and corpulent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had grown portly and corpulent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
the head of a city government
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
for each
From this reading "Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Per ambages et ministeria deorum."--PETRONTUS.
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading He had grown portly and corpulent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
very lively and profitable
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading [Through the mysteries and ministerings of the gods.]
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
two times
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton, alderman, and twice mayor of his native town, was a thriving man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Roger Morton was behind his counter one drizzling, melancholy day.
Chapter 1 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 1 holds 186 sentences of Night and Morning, Volume 5, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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