Chapter 13 of The Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EITHER—OR? The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate. “Start myself to-morrow.
Chapter 13 of The Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one or the other of two
From this reading “EITHER—OR?”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
in a literal sense
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Start myself to-morrow.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
one or the other of two
From this reading EITHER—OR?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
in a literal sense
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Start myself to-morrow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading EITHER—OR?
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Start myself to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Start myself to-morrow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Chapter 13 of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
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