Chapter 7 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELEANOR. Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me? But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high. Well--well--too costly to be left or lost. [_Picks up the dagger_.
Chapter 7 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 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.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.”
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading “Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?”
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.”
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
be seated
From this reading “But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.”
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading [_Picks up the dagger_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELEANOR.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading [_Picks up the dagger_.
be seated
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Picks up the dagger_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_Picks up the dagger_.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well--well--too costly to be left or lost.
at the time that
From this reading But crowns must bow when mitres sit so high.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Might not your courtesy stoop to hand it me?
Chapter 7 of Becket and other plays by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 410 sentences of Becket and other plays, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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