Chapter 12 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?" "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him." "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas. "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart. Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
Chapter 12 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “"Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “"Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “"They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “"I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."”
be dressed in
From this reading “"They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.”
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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 "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
a boy or man
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
take in marriage
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
not any; not one
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
express in words
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Good lack, these lads and lasses!" groaned poor Sir Thomas.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Marry, but I do trust I gave no such thought and sorrow to my father!
be dressed in
From this reading "They do wear a man's purse--ay, and his heart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And now tell me, Tremayne, what shall I do with this lad?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afeared, Sir Thomas, you shall find it hard matter to deal with him."
Chapter 12 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 12 holds 385 sentences of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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