Chapter 2 of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lucan is in poor forwardness. I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book. It will scarce appear before next winter. Adieu! Sir.
Chapter 2 of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a farewell remark
From this reading “Adieu!”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It will scarce appear before next winter.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.”
past form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It will scarce appear before next winter.”
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading “I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “It will scarce appear before next winter.”
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 I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
a farewell remark
From this reading Adieu!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
offensive boldness and assertiveness
From this reading Lucan is in poor forwardness.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucan is in poor forwardness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucan is in poor forwardness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucan is in poor forwardness.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
past form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Lucan is in poor forwardness.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
only a very short time before
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir.
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It will scarce appear before next winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been plagued with a succession of bad printers, and am not got beyond the fourth book.
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