Chapter 7 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 7 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hamlet. How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways. Rosencrantz. I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation. Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
Chapter 7 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet.”
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
From this reading “I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.”
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading “I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.”
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading “How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
the two together, not just one
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosencrantz.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading How chances it they travel? their residence, both in reputation and profit, was better both ways.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Many, wearing rapiers, are afraid of goose-quills.
Chapter 7 of Daireen. Complete by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 7 holds 91 sentences of Daireen. Complete, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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