Chapter 8 of Pelham — Volume 02 is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Pelham — Volume 02 is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour. --Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton. Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu! --Boileau. When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
Chapter 8 of Pelham — Volume 02 is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a farewell remark
From this reading “Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.”
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.”
cut or make a way through
From this reading “--Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton.”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.”
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.
a farewell remark
From this reading Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Boileau.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
set up or found
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading --Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!
cut or make a way through
From this reading --Pierce Gaveston, by M. Drayton.
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading Je me retire donc.--Adieu, Paris, adieu!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
express in words
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Tell how the fates my giddy course did guide, The inconstant turns of every changing hour.
at the time that
From this reading When I returned home, I found on my table the following letter from my mother:
Chapter 8 of Pelham — Volume 02 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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 8 holds 60 sentences of Pelham — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Pelham — Volume 02 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 60 sentences, grouped into 12 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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