Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees. Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly. Ho! Stirring at last." BARRY CORNWALL.
Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “BARRY CORNWALL.”
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
From this reading “Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “"As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “Stirring at last."”
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading “"As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “"As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stirring at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARRY CORNWALL.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading BARRY CORNWALL.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho!
immediately past
From this reading Stirring at last."
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
From this reading Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
move upward
From this reading Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
deeply or completely
From this reading Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Stirring at last."
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rise up, Olympia.--She sleeps soundly.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "As the wind Sobs, an uncertain sweetness comes from out The orange-trees.
Chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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 8 holds 37 sentences of Night and Morning, Volume 5, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Night and Morning, Volume 5 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
Work through the 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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