Chapter 4 of A Book of Quaker Saints is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Book of Quaker Saints is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the man was not to be so easily dismissed. 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked. Moll laughed aloud. A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter. Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
Chapter 4 of A Book of Quaker Saints is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Moll laughed aloud.”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.”
having lost your job
From this reading “But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.”
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading “Moll laughed aloud.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
(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 A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Moll laughed aloud.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
having lost your job
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
let fall to the ground
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Moll laughed aloud.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading Moll laughed aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
not any; not one
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation
From this reading Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Hast thou then milk?' he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the man was not to be so easily dismissed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lies were part of Moll's regular stock-in-trade.
at the time that
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
which person or people
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A man who did not want ale should not have milk; no money to be made out of that; especially this night of all nights, when every drop would be wanted for her Ladyship's butter.
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