Chapter 8 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne. Blanche thought so. "Methinks there is more therein than so. For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you." "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
Chapter 8 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."”
before anything else
From this reading “For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."”
let have
From this reading “For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."”
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “"Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"”
in the second place
From this reading “For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."”
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading “"Methinks there is more therein than so.”
in the third place
From this reading “For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
(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 "Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
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From this reading Blanche thought so.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
before anything else
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
let have
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Methinks there is more therein than so.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Methinks there is more therein than so.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne.
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
in the second place
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Blanche thought so.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Methinks there is more therein than so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Methinks there is more therein than so.
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading "Methinks there is more therein than so.
in the third place
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Blanche thought so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that all?" replied Mr Tremayne.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Surely the saints be willing to pray for us!"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For it implieth, beyond this, full belief that he whom you shall ask,--firstly, can hear you; secondly, is able to grant you; thirdly, is willing to grant you."
Chapter 8 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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