Chapter 4 of The Lady of Lyons is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Lady of Lyons is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand. Pauline. No, touch me not! I know my fate. You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
Chapter 4 of The Lady of Lyons is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 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 event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “[Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “[Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “I know my fate.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “Pauline.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “No, touch me not!”
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!”
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 You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
any strong feeling
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading I know my fate.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know my fate.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know my fate.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, touch me not!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know my fate.
not any; not one
From this reading No, touch me not!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, touch me not!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Pauline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
carry out
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading No, touch me not!
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Approaching her with great emotion, and about to take her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are, by law, my tyrant; And I--O Heaven!--a peasant's wife!
Chapter 4 of The Lady of Lyons by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 4 holds 263 sentences of The Lady of Lyons, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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