Chapter 9 of Pelham — Volume 01 is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Pelham — Volume 01 is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Therefore to France. --Henry IV. I was rejoiced to find myself again in London. I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square. All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
Chapter 9 of Pelham — Volume 01 is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Therefore to France.”
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 “--Henry IV.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
anew
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
(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 All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a social unit living together
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Therefore to France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
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 --Henry IV.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --Henry IV.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore to France.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore to France.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was rejoiced to find myself again in London.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to my father's house in Grosvenor-square.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the family, viz. he and my mother, were down at H--t--d; and, malgre my aversion to the country, I thought I might venture as far as Lady S--'s for a couple of days.
Chapter 9 of Pelham — Volume 01 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 25 sentences, grouped into 5 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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