Chapter 26 of At the Sign of the Silver Flagon is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of At the Sign of the Silver Flagon is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CUSTOS ROTULORUM. As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him. "Hodge!" "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument. "You--in a collective sense."
Chapter 26 of At the Sign of the Silver Flagon is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading “As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.”
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “"Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.”
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
From this reading “"You--in a collective sense."”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “"Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.”
having made preparations
From this reading “"Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.”
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading “As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
placed crosswise
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CUSTOS ROTULORUM.
having made preparations
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hodge!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CUSTOS ROTULORUM.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
in an uncivil manner
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
which person or people
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
Chapter 26 of At the Sign of the Silver Flagon by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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