Chapter IV
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Paul Clifford — Volume 04 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 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.
Paul Clifford — Volume 04
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Paul Clifford — Volume 04 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Come,
the
plot
thickens!
and
another
fold
Of
the
warm
cloak
of
mystery
wraps
us
around.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Paul Clifford — Volume 04
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Paul Clifford — Volume 04 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Come,
the
plot
thickens!
and
another
fold
Of
the
warm
cloak
of
mystery
wraps
us
around.
/kʌm ðə plɑːt ˈθɪkənz ənd əˈnʌðər foʊld ʌv ðə wɔːrm kloʊk ʌv ˈmɪstəri ræps ʌs ərˈaʊnd/
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Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
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.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “Come, the plot thickens! and another fold Of the warm cloak of mystery wraps us around.”
fold
noun
US /foʊld/
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.”
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.”
plot
noun
US /plɑːt/
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.”
thickens
verb
US /ˈθɪkənz/
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.”
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.”
wraps
noun
US /ræps/
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.”
All words in this reading · 14
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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.
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.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
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.
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.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
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.
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.
thickensverbUS /ˈθɪkənz/
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.
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.
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
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 4 of Paul Clifford — Volume 04 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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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Chapter 4 holds 130 sentences of Paul Clifford — Volume 04, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in Paul Clifford — Volume 04
Words and structures a reader meets early in Paul Clifford — Volume 04, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Whackum
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paul Clifford — Volume 04; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rogues
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