Chapter 38 of Anne Feversham is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Anne Feversham is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue. Long they waited. It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again. Shakespeare alone was without concern. The others were gravely uneasy.
Chapter 38 of Anne Feversham is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.”
English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
From this reading “THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.”
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading “THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading “THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.”
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.
In this reading “THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.”
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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 It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
dwell
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
anew
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Shakespeare alone was without concern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Shakespeare alone was without concern.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long they waited.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long they waited.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading THE four men, Shakespeare, Burbage, Pembroke, Raleigh, waited in the Queen’s ante-chamber, there to abide the issue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a far cry in those days from Richmond to the Strand and back again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others were gravely uneasy.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Shakespeare alone was without concern.
Chapter 38 of Anne Feversham by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 38 holds 134 sentences of Anne Feversham, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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