Chapter 10 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SYNORIX. However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life. [_Exit_. SINNATUS. (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
Chapter 10 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 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.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
an opening that permits escape or release
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “(_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SINNATUS.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYNORIX.
express in words
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading However I thank thee (_draws his sword_); thou hast saved my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_To Attendant_.) Return and tell them Synorix is not here.
Chapter 10 of Becket and other plays by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 420 sentences of Becket and other plays, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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