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Pelham — Volume 05

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 05 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.
--Shakspeare.
I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.
"Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.
The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.
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Pelham — Volume 05

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 05 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.
/aɪ duː dɪˈfaɪ hɪm ənd aɪ spɪt æt hɪm kɔːl hɪm ə ˈslændərəs ˈkaʊərd ənd ə ˈvɪlən wɪtʃ tuː meɪnˈteɪn aɪ wɪl əˈlaʊ hɪm ɑːdz/
Line 2
--Shakspeare.
Line 3
I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.
Line 4
"Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.
Line 5
The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.
/ðə ˈsekənd taɪm aɪ sɔː jɔːr ˈsɜːrvənt huː toʊld miː wer juː wɜːr ɡɔːn/

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coward noun US /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

defy verb US /dɪˈfaɪ/

resist or confront with resistance

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

maintain verb US /meɪnˈteɪn/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

odds noun US /ɑːdz/

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

slanderous adjective US /ˈslændərəs/

(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

spit verb US /spɪt/

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

uneven adjective US /əˈniːvən/

not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

From this reading “I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.”

villain noun US /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading “I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

CallverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

defyverbUS /dɪˈfaɪ/

resist or confront with resistance

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

Glanville

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

Mivart's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

Shakspeare

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --Shakspeare.

slanderousadjectiveUS /ˈslændərəs/

(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

spitverbUS /spɪt/

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

stepnounUS /step/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

unevenadjectiveUS /əˈniːvən/

not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/

close enough to be walked to

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I do defy him, and I spit at him, Call him a slanderous coward and a villain-- Which to maintain I will allow him odds.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Thank Heaven!" he said, when he saw me--"I have been twice to Mivart's to find you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone.

Chapter 2 of Pelham — Volume 05 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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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