Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 03 is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 03 is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts. --Shakspeare. What ho! for England! --Shakspeare. I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 03 is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “What ho! for England!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.”
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading “I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.”
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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 I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading What ho! for England!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What ho! for England!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading What ho! for England!
intense and profound fear
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
impossible to surmount
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
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From this reading --Shakspeare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ho! for England!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.
Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 03 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 58 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 2 holds 58 sentences of Pelham — Volume 03, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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