Chapter 11 of Pelham — Volume 02 is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Pelham — Volume 02 is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation. --Wycherly's Gent. Dancing Master. Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois. --Lettres de Boileau.
Chapter 11 of Pelham — Volume 02 is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “Dancing Master.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.”
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “--Wycherly's Gent.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.”
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.”
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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 Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading --Lettres de Boileau.
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
a light informal meal
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Dancing Master.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading --Wycherly's Gent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
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From this reading --Lettres de Boileau.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Dancing Master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose dont je me suis deja console tant de fois.
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From this reading --Wycherly's Gent.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.
Chapter 11 of Pelham — Volume 02 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 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 11 holds 42 sentences of Pelham — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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