Chapter 16 of The Golden Butterfly is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Golden Butterfly is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir." Unlimited credit! Wealth without bound! Power to gratify any desire--all desires! That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.
Chapter 16 of The Golden Butterfly is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 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.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.”
approval
From this reading “Unlimited credit!”
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “Power to gratify any desire--all desires!”
make happy or satisfied
From this reading “Power to gratify any desire--all desires!”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “"Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."”
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading “"Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."”
possessive form of “solomon” — (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)
From this reading “"Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."”
having no limits in range or scope
From this reading “Unlimited credit!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."”
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(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 Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
confined by bonds
From this reading Wealth without bound!
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.
approval
From this reading Unlimited credit!
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
make happy or satisfied
From this reading Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
possessing material wealth
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
possessive form of “solomon” — (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Power to gratify any desire--all desires!
having no limits in range or scope
From this reading Unlimited credit!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the luck of the Golden Butterfly.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Wealth without bound!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Wealth without bound!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here's the rich Peru; And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir."
Chapter 16 of The Golden Butterfly by Walter Besant holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 16 holds 141 sentences of The Golden Butterfly, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Golden Butterfly by Walter Besant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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