Chapter 3 of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORLDLY-WISEMAN. AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way. The man's name was Mr. Worldly-wiseman. Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian. _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
Chapter 3 of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “_Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"”
an accidental happening
From this reading “AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.”
for this reason
From this reading “Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “_Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"”
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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In this reading “AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.”
In this reading “_Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"”
In this reading “Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.”
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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 _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
travel across or pass over
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
an accidental happening
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.
for this reason
From this reading Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
and nothing more
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man's name was Mr. Worldly-wiseman.
come together
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The man's name was Mr. Worldly-wiseman.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The man's name was Mr. Worldly-wiseman.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
Identical; not different.
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
cut with a saw
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AS Christian took his lone walk he saw one cross the field to meet him, and their hap was to meet just as they did cross the same way.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
in or at the place that
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hence Mr. Worldly-wiseman thus held some talk with Christian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wor._--"How now, good friend; where dost thou go bent down with such a weight?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORLDLY-WISEMAN.
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