Chapter 2 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily. "'Sdeath!" said he. "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it. Odds blood! But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
Chapter 2 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."”
the center of the Earth
From this reading “But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."”
great merriment
From this reading “"But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.”
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading “Odds blood!”
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.”
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
From this reading “"But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.”
often used as intensifiers
From this reading “But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."”
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move the upper body backwards and down
In this reading “NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.”
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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 But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Odds blood!
the center of the Earth
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Sdeath!" said he.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
great merriment
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading Odds blood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
a protruding abdomen
From this reading NEST King Henry folded his hands over his paunch, leaned back and laughed heartily.
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Sdeath!" said he.
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sdeath!" said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I believe the salamander has perished: he could not endure the mirth of it.
often used as intensifiers
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But Bernard will be a veritable salamander in the rude bowels of Wales."
Chapter 2 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 2 holds 115 sentences of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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