Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself. What honour this will do you! What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go! --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son. Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
From this reading “--LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.”
plural of “distinction” — a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading “What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
plural of “precept” — rule of personal conduct
From this reading “Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!”
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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 Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
a youthful male person
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
plural of “distinction” — a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What honour this will do you!
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
divisible by two
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
the state of being honored
From this reading What honour this will do you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
the literary culture
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
plural of “precept” — rule of personal conduct
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
a male human offspring
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What honour this will do you!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What honour this will do you!
in or to any place at all
From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
which person or people
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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