Chapter 1 of Pelham — Volume 07 is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pelham — Volume 07 is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia. --Tully. Cas. Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have. --Julius Caesar.
Chapter 1 of Pelham — Volume 07 is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading “Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “--Julius Caesar.”
plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading “Cas.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.”
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading “Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.”
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading “Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.”
a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
From this reading “--Tully.”
an established custom
From this reading “Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.”
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
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From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading --Julius Caesar.
plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading Cas.
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From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
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From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
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From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
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From this reading --Julius Caesar.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
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From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
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 Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Si ad honestatem nati sumus ea aut sola expetenda est, aut certe omni pondere gravior est habenda quam reliqua omnia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
From this reading --Tully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
an established custom
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness, And shew of love as I was wont to have.
Chapter 1 of Pelham — Volume 07 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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