Chapter 1 of The Carbonels is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Carbonels is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER ONE. FRENCH MEASURE. "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery." _The Second Part of King Henry IV_. "A bad lot.
Chapter 1 of The Carbonels is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"A bad lot.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “FRENCH MEASURE.”
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 “_The Second Part of King Henry IV_.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"A bad lot.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “FRENCH MEASURE.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “"For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “"For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "A bad lot.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a comic incident or series of incidents
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading FRENCH MEASURE.
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 _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "A bad lot.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading FRENCH MEASURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
Chapter 1 of The Carbonels by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 1 holds 423 sentences of The Carbonels, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Carbonels by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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