Chapter 10 of An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber — Volume 1 is here in full — 4387 sentences across 878 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber — Volume 1 is here in full — 4387 sentences across 878 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A small Apology for writing on. The different State of the two Companies. _Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_. _Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following. Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
Chapter 10 of An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber — Volume 1 is here in full — 4387 sentences across 878 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading “Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.”
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “_A small Apology for writing on.”
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “The different State of the two Companies.”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “_Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_.”
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “_Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “_A small Apology for writing on.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A small Apology for writing on.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading _A small Apology for writing on.
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The different State of the two Companies.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The different State of the two Companies.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading _Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading _Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A small Apology for writing on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading _Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The different State of the two Companies.
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A small Apology for writing on.
above and across; more than
From this reading _Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _A small Apology for writing on.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading _Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The different State of the two Companies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The different State of the two Companies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. _Oldfield_'s first Admission to the _Theatre-Royal_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The different State of the two Companies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilks_ invited over from _Dublin_.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading _Estcourt_, from the same Stage, the Winter following.
the act of creating written works
From this reading _A small Apology for writing on.
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