Chapter 7 of A Trip to Scarborough is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Trip to Scarborough is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
rings_.] Soh! stand clear; gentlemen. Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us. [_Curtain rises_.] SCENE II.--_Tilbury Fort_. "_Two_ SENTINELS _discovered asleep_."
Chapter 7 of A Trip to Scarborough is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.”
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading “Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “"_Two_ SENTINELS _discovered asleep_."”
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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 Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "_Two_ SENTINELS _discovered asleep_."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
rid of obstructions
From this reading rings_.] Soh! stand clear; gentlemen.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "_Two_ SENTINELS _discovered asleep_."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading SCENE II.--_Tilbury Fort_.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading rings_.] Soh! stand clear; gentlemen.
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SCENE II.--_Tilbury Fort_.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading rings_.] Soh! stand clear; gentlemen.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading [_Curtain rises_.]
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE II.--_Tilbury Fort_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "_Two_ SENTINELS _discovered asleep_."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading rings_.] Soh! stand clear; gentlemen.
be standing; be upright
From this reading rings_.] Soh! stand clear; gentlemen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
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From this reading SCENE II.--_Tilbury Fort_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "_Two_ SENTINELS _discovered asleep_."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now you know there will be a cry of down! down!--Hats off!--Silence!--Then up curtain, and let us see what our painters have done for us.
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