Chapter 18 of The Wanderer is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Wanderer is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Elinor returned almost instantly. 'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis! There is no time to be lost. Scene the first is all prepared. Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
Chapter 18 of The Wanderer is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.”
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading “'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis!”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis!”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Elinor returned almost instantly.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.”
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “Scene the first is all prepared.”
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In this reading “Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.”
In this reading “Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.”
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Scene the first is all prepared.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Elinor returned almost instantly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elinor returned almost instantly.
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading 'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Scene the first is all prepared.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
act or move at high speed
From this reading 'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Elinor returned almost instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
a particular point in time
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
above and across; more than
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Scene the first is all prepared.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Elinor returned almost instantly.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Scene the first is all prepared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Hasten, hasten,' she cried, 'Ellis!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scene the first is all prepared.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
precisely as stated
From this reading Albert Harleigh, at this very moment, is poring over the county map in the hall.
Chapter 18 of The Wanderer by Fanny Burney holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 195 sentences of The Wanderer, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Wanderer by Fanny Burney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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