Chapter 32 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot? Lose I not hope, life's cordial? In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done. He seemed without a passion to proceed, ..............
Chapter 32 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give out
From this reading “Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “Lose I not hope, life's cordial?”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Lose I not hope, life's cordial?”
continue talking
From this reading “He seemed without a passion to proceed, ..............”
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.”
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading “In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.”
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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 In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
(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 In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
give out
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Lose I not hope, life's cordial?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Lose I not hope, life's cordial?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lose I not hope, life's cordial?
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading He seemed without a passion to proceed, ..............
continue talking
From this reading He seemed without a passion to proceed, ..............
the characteristic of doing things without delay
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed without a passion to proceed, ..............
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lose I not With him what fortune could in life allot?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He seemed without a passion to proceed, ..............
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading In fact, the lessons he from prudence took Were written in his mind as in a book; There what to do he read, and what to shun, And all commanded was with promptness done.
Chapter 32 of Paul Clifford — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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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