Venetia

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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By Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli • Curated US English Learning Edition

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'Well, Pauncefort,' said Lord Cadurcis, smiling, as he renewed his acquaintance with his old friend, 'I hope you have not forgotten my last words, and have taken care of your young lady.'

'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

I thought we were never going to see you again!'

'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

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Venetia

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Venetia is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

'Well, Pauncefort,' said Lord Cadurcis, smiling, as he renewed his acquaintance with his old friend, 'I hope you have not forgotten my last words, and have taken care of your young lady.'

Line 2

'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

Line 3

'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

Line 4

I thought we were never going to see you again!'

/aɪ θɔːt wiː wɜːr ˈnevər ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː siː juː əˈɡen/

Line 5

'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

/juː noʊ aɪ toʊld juː aɪ ʃʊd rɪˈtɜːrn ənd naʊ aɪ miːn ˈnevər tuː liːv juː əˈɡen/

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acquaintance noun US /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading “'Well, Pauncefort,' said Lord Cadurcis, smiling, as he renewed his acquaintance with his old friend, 'I hope you have not forgotten my last words, and have taken care of your young lady.'”

blushing adjective US /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset

From this reading “'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.”

forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

lordship noun US /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading “'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!”

Mistress noun US /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading “'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.”

renewed adjective US /rɪˈnuːd/

restored to a new condition

smiling noun US /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

surprised adjective US /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading “'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!”

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acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading 'Well, Pauncefort,' said Lord Cadurcis, smiling, as he renewed his acquaintance with his old friend, 'I hope you have not forgotten my last words, and have taken care of your young lady.'

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset

From this reading 'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

Cadurcis

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carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading 'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

how

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From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

MistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading 'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading 'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

Pauncefort

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renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/

restored to a new condition

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

simpering

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Oh! dear, my lord,' said Mistress Pauncefort, blushing and simpering.

smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading 'You know I told you I should return; and now I mean never to leave you again.'

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'Well to be sure, how your lordship has surprised us all!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I thought we were never going to see you again!'

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

Chapter 16 of Venetia by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

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