Chapter 11 of The Bertrams is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Bertrams is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLEBATH. I abhor a mystery. I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life. I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
Chapter 11 of The Bertrams is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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find repugnant
From this reading “I abhor a mystery.”
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
From this reading “Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
(sometimes followed by “to”) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
From this reading “I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
an introduction to a play
From this reading “I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.”
a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
From this reading “I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.”
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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 abhor a mystery.
find repugnant
From this reading I abhor a mystery.
(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 I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
a cherished desire
From this reading I have no ambition to surprise my reader.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
having made preparations
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I abhor a mystery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
(sometimes followed by “to”) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
immediately past
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
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From this reading LITTLEBATH.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading I abhor a mystery.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no ambition to surprise my reader.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
an introduction to a play
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I have no ambition to surprise my reader.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I have no ambition to surprise my reader.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
not known
From this reading Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would fain, were it possible, have my tale run through from its little prologue to the customary marriage in its last chapter, with all the smoothness incidental to ordinary life.
Chapter 11 of The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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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