Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Volume 06 is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Volume 06 is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head. Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Volume 06 is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.”
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.”
held dear
From this reading “Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
held dear
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I feel I can love but one, and that one has deserted me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before he came, everything loved me, and I had more things to love than I could reckon by the hairs of my head.
Chapter 3 of Paul Clifford — Volume 06 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 3 holds 93 sentences of Paul Clifford — Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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