Chapter 18 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why did she love him? Curious fool, be still! Is human love the growth of human will? To her he might be gentleness! LORD BYRON.
Chapter 18 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “LORD BYRON.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Curious fool, be still!”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Curious fool, be still!”
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading “To her he might be gentleness!”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Is human love the growth of human will?”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Is human love the growth of human will?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “LORD BYRON.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Why did she love him?”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading LORD BYRON.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did she love him?
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did she love him?
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD BYRON.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Why did she love him?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did she love him?
not in physical motion
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did she love him?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
Chapter 18 of Paul Clifford — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 18 holds 280 sentences of Paul Clifford — Complete, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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