Chapter 12 of Pelham — Complete is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Pelham — Complete is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Falstaff. What money is in my purse? Page. Seven groats and two-pence. --Second Part of Henry IV.
Chapter 12 of Pelham — Complete is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading “Falstaff.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “--Second Part of Henry IV.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “What money is in my purse?”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Page.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “--Second Part of Henry IV.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “What money is in my purse?”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “--Second Part of Henry IV.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “Seven groats and two-pence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading Falstaff.
the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What money is in my purse?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What money is in my purse?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading What money is in my purse?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What money is in my purse?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading What money is in my purse?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading --Second Part of Henry IV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seven groats and two-pence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What money is in my purse?
Chapter 12 of Pelham — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 12 holds 157 sentences of Pelham — Complete, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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