Chapter 16 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVA. I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned! DORA. But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned. I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
Chapter 16 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!”
out of fashion
From this reading “I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
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From this reading DORA.
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From this reading EVA.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
out of fashion
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the love of sister for sister can never be old-fashioned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been unwilling to trouble you with questions, but you seem somewhat better to-day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have heard that 'your Lordship,' and 'your Ladyship,' and 'your Grace' are all growing old-fashioned!
Chapter 16 of Becket and other plays by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 399 sentences of Becket and other plays, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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