Chapter 15 of Collected Poems: Volume Two is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Collected Poems: Volume Two is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still! Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!" "Whittington! Whittington! O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
Chapter 15 of Collected Poems: Volume Two is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"”
brought into existence
From this reading “O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!”
a state of high honor
From this reading “Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"”
the head of a city government
From this reading “O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?”
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"”
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading “Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"”
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 Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
anew
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
(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 "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
react verbally
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
brought into existence
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
a state of high honor
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
the head of a city government
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
not in physical motion
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
in or at the place that
From this reading O, turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London," the big Bell began: "Where was he born?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whittington!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Children of Cheape," did that old Clerk answer, "Hold you, ah hold you, ah hold you all still!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Souling if you come to the glory of a Prentice, You shall have the Bow Bell rung at your will!"
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