Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 17 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 17 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dated From Adelaide. Imagine my wonder! Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue. Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least! They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 17 is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading “Dated From Adelaide.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “Dated From Adelaide.”
a conversation between two persons
From this reading “Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.”
stale and unclean smelling
From this reading “Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!”
exactly
From this reading “Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!”
extremely
From this reading “Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!”
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading Dated From Adelaide.
(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 They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Dated From Adelaide.
a conversation between two persons
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dated From Adelaide.
stale and unclean smelling
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
the act of departing
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine my wonder!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
and nothing more
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Imagine my wonder!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
exactly
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
extremely
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
express in words
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
term of address for a man
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
at the time that
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Uncle Jack has just been with me, and--But hear the dialogue.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Imagine my wonder!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They all say there is not a more rising young man in the colony.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Uncle Jack.--"So you are positively going back to that smoky, fusty Old England, just when you are on your high road to a plum,--a plum, sir, at least!
Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 17 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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