Chapter 21 of Brownlows: A Novel is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Brownlows: A Novel is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW CONSPIRATOR. “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne. “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted. Ask any one as knows. You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
Chapter 21 of Brownlows: A Novel is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ““I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.”
a member of a conspiracy
From this reading “A NEW CONSPIRATOR.”
your parents
From this reading “You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Ask any one as knows.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading ““I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.”
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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order, request, or command to come
In this reading “You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW CONSPIRATOR.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Ask any one as knows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask any one as knows.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
a member of a conspiracy
From this reading A NEW CONSPIRATOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
your parents
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Ask any one as knows.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW CONSPIRATOR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
express in words
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
express in speech
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
carry out
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I’m not one as puts myself forward to give advice where it ain’t wanted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t say as you’re to take my advice,” said Mrs. Swayne.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You as is church folks, if I was you, I’d send for the rector; or speak to your friends.
Chapter 21 of Brownlows: A Novel by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 21 holds 339 sentences of Brownlows: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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