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Tales and Novels — Volume 08

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OLIVIA TO MR.
L----.
Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.
Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.
Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.
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Tales and Novels — Volume 08

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OLIVIA TO MR.
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L----.
/el/
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Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.
/ˈvɪktəm tuː ðə dɪˈluːʒənz ʌv ˈpæʃən tuː wel aɪ noʊ maɪ ˈdeɪndʒər ənd naʊ ˈiːvɪn naʊ fɔːrˈsiː maɪ ˈmɪzərəbəl feɪt/
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Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.
/tuː wel aɪ noʊ ðæt ðə dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈpɔɪzən wɪtʃ spredz θruː maɪ freɪm ɪɡˈzɔːlts ˈentrənsəz bʌt tuː dɪˈstrɔɪ/
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Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

delusions noun US /dɪˈluːʒənz/

plural of “delusion” — (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

From this reading “Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.”

entrances noun US /ˈentrənsəz/

plural of “entrance” — something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading “Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.”

exalts verb US /ɪɡˈzɔːlts/

third-person singular of “exalt” — praise, glorify, or honor

From this reading “Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.”

foresee verb US /fɔːrˈsiː/

realize beforehand

From this reading “Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.”

infamy noun US /ˈɪnfəmi/

a state of extreme dishonor

From this reading “Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.”

meteor noun US /ˈmiːtiər/

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

From this reading “Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.”

shines noun US /ʃaɪnz/

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading “Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.”

spreads noun US /spredz/

plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading “Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

delusionsnounUS /dɪˈluːʒənz/

plural of “delusion” — (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

depthsnounUS /depθs/

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

destroyverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

entices

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

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

entrancesnounUS /ˈentrənsəz/

plural of “entrance” — something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

exaltsverbUS /ɪɡˈzɔːlts/

third-person singular of “exalt” — praise, glorify, or honor

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

fatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

foreseeverbUS /fɔːrˈsiː/

realize beforehand

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

frameverbUS /freɪm/

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

infamynounUS /ˈɪnfəmi/

a state of extreme dishonor

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading L----.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading OLIVIA TO MR.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

OLIVIA

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

From this reading OLIVIA TO MR.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/

thrust or throw into

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/

spoil as if by poison

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Too well I know that the meteor fire, which shines so bright on my path, entices me forward but to plunge me in the depths of infamy.

spreadsnounUS /spredz/

plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading OLIVIA TO MR.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

VictimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 Victim to the delusions of passion, too well I know my danger, and now, even now, foresee my miserable fate.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Too well I know, that the delicious poison which spreads through my frame exalts, entrances, but to destroy.

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