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Pelham — Volume 02
Pelham — Volume 02

Chapter V

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Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
--George Withers.
The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
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Pelham — Volume 02

Chapter V

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.
Line 2
--George Withers.
Line 3
The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
Line 4
At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Line 5
I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.”

Sorcerer noun US /ˈsɔːr.sər.ər/

A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.

From this reading “At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.”

All words in this reading · 48

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aching

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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

appeared

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

beauties

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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

cave

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

defy

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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

delicately

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

drunkenness

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

end

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

etc

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

extended

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

Falri

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

feverish

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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

frame

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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

Genii

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

George

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From this reading --George Withers.

gluttony

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

head

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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

impostures

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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

lay

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

marks

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

Mirglip

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

more

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

painted

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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

Persian

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

Show

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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

side

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

smelt

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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

sorcerernounUS /ˈsɔːr.sər.ər/

A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.

From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

Tales

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.

upper

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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc. --Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.

Withers

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From this reading --George Withers.

woke

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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.