Chapter 5 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOICE of MERCY. 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'. [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.] GLADYS. [Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.
Chapter 5 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.”
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “[The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “VOICE of MERCY.”
with low volume
From this reading “[Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “[The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “[Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.”
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading “'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “[The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
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From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
rid of obstructions
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLADYS.
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
and nothing more
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading VOICE of MERCY.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VOICE of MERCY.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading [Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.
on the contrary
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
with low volume
From this reading [Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading [Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading VOICE of MERCY.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
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