Chapter 10 of Pelham — Volume 03 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Pelham — Volume 03 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca. --Horace. I did not remain above a day or two in town. I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure. Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
Chapter 10 of Pelham — Volume 03 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “--Horace.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.”
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.”
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading “I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.”
used primarily as eating apples
From this reading “Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.”
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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 did not remain above a day or two in town.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
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From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
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From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
to an extreme degree
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
death of a person
From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading --Horace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
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From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
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From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
used primarily as eating apples
From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
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From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Accordingly, the first bright morning I set off for Cheltenham.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I did not remain above a day or two in town.
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From this reading Dic--si grave non est-- Quae prima iratum ventrem placaverit esca.
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From this reading I had never seen much of the humours of a watering-place, and my love of observing character made me exceedingly impatient for that pleasure.
Chapter 10 of Pelham — Volume 03 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 59 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.
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