Chapter 26 of The Last Days of Pompeii is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Last Days of Pompeii is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS. FRIENDSHIP TESTED. ENMITY SOFTENED. LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND. THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
Chapter 26 of The Last Days of Pompeii is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.”
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading “ENMITY SOFTENED.”
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.”
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.”
toned down
From this reading “ENMITY SOFTENED.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “FRIENDSHIP TESTED.”
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.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
for the reason that
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
a state at a particular time
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading ENMITY SOFTENED.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading FRIENDSHIP TESTED.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
Identical; not different.
From this reading LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND.
toned down
From this reading ENMITY SOFTENED.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading FRIENDSHIP TESTED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE night was somewhat advanced, and the gay lounging places of the Pompeians were still crowded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS.
Chapter 26 of The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 26 holds 330 sentences of The Last Days of Pompeii, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 66 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 26 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 7117 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1565 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #1565, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 593 minutes of reading across 1424 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Last Days of Pompeii section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Last Days of Pompeii to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Last Days of Pompeii, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
