Chapter 20 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Whackum. Look you there, now! Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen. Dingboy. Faith, they are pretty smart men.
Chapter 20 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith, they are pretty smart men.”
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Faith, they are pretty smart men.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
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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 Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
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From this reading Dingboy.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look you there, now!
the force of workers available
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Look you there, now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Look you there, now!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whackum.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look you there, now!
Chapter 20 of Paul Clifford — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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