Chapter 16 of A Gentleman Player is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Gentleman Player is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOXBY HALL. "O most delicate fiend! Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight. Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners. Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
Chapter 16 of A Gentleman Player is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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pave with cobblestones
From this reading “Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.”
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading “Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.”
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “"O most delicate fiend!”
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading “Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.”
wear away by rubbing
From this reading “Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.”
the state of lacking unity
From this reading “Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.”
In this reading “"O most delicate fiend!”
In this reading “Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
pave with cobblestones
From this reading Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "O most delicate fiend!
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading "O most delicate fiend!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXBY HALL.
wear away by rubbing
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading FOXBY HALL.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
march in a procession
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "O most delicate fiend!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O most delicate fiend!
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
the state of lacking unity
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
male cat
From this reading Ned Moreton, Tom Cobble, Oliver Bunch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Marryott's company now consisted of his two original followers, his two prisoners.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
which person or people
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Who is't can read a woman?"--_Cymbeline._ The forenoon on which this fray and separation occurred was that of Saturday, March seventh, the fourth day of the flight.
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