Chapter 8 of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wait in the street outside." Nothing more. The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet.... A strange excitement possessed him. If it should be!
Chapter 8 of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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 feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “A strange excitement possessed him.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “"Wait in the street outside."”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “A strange excitement possessed him.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"Wait in the street outside."”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"Wait in the street outside."”
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 A strange excitement possessed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it should be!
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A strange excitement possessed him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it should be!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wait in the street outside."
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it should be!
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing more.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "Wait in the street outside."
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading A strange excitement possessed him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If it should be!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange excitement possessed him.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Wait in the street outside."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wait in the street outside."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait in the street outside."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
but in spite of that
From this reading The message was obviously not intended for him, and yet....
Chapter 8 of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 403 sentences of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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