Chapter 32 of An Old Sailor's Yarns is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of An Old Sailor's Yarns is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Should a man full of talk be justified? O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom. JOB, CH. XI. 2; XIII.
Chapter 32 of An Old Sailor's Yarns is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Should a man full of talk be justified?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “JOB, CH.”
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “Should a man full of talk be justified?”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Should a man full of talk be justified?”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.”
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From this reading 2; XIII.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOB, CH.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading JOB, CH.
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
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 that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Should a man full of talk be justified?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading 2; XIII.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it should be your wisdom.
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