Chapter 19 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around. And for their loves? Behold the seal is on them! Tanner of Tyburn.
Chapter 19 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “Behold the seal is on them!”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “Behold the seal is on them!”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “Tanner of Tyburn.”
third-person singular of “thicken” — make thick or thicker
From this reading “Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.”
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading “Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
see with attention
From this reading Behold the seal is on them!
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for their loves?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behold the seal is on them!
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And for their loves?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Behold the seal is on them!
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading Behold the seal is on them!
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading Tanner of Tyburn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And for their loves?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behold the seal is on them!
third-person singular of “thicken” — make thick or thicker
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tanner of Tyburn.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.
Chapter 19 of Paul Clifford — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 112 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 19 holds 112 sentences of Paul Clifford — Complete, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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