Chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 07 is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 07 is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head. --2nd Part of Henry VI. From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald. The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure. I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
Chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 07 is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.”
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading “I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.”
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.”
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.”
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
From this reading “I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.”
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
From this reading “I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.”
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From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
the act of departing
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
above and across; more than
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
term of address for a man
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
Chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 07 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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