Chapter 18 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance. We are acting in accordance with our lights. If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.' Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
Chapter 18 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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concurrence of opinion
From this reading “We are acting in accordance with our lights.”
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “We are acting in accordance with our lights.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.”
make understand
From this reading “HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.”
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.”
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading “HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “We are acting in accordance with our lights.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'”
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In this reading “Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.”
In this reading “We are acting in accordance with our lights.”
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concurrence of opinion
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
make understand
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
in motion
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
on the contrary
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
express a supposition
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are acting in accordance with our lights.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOWARTH AGAINST THE WORLD 'Suppose, Douglas, you enlighten our ignorance.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Somehow I felt that, in his turn, Mr. Howarth didn't like the young gentleman's tone.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading If we are moving in darkness, surely the fault is rather yours than ours.'
Chapter 18 of The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 18 holds 248 sentences of The Twickenham Peerage, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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