Chapter 8 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An hour of quiet shortly shall we see; Till then in patience our proceeding be. We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together. I know love is begun by time.
Chapter 8 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading “We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Till then in patience our proceeding be.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “Till then in patience our proceeding be.”
for a short time
From this reading “An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;”
a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
From this reading “We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.”
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.
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.”
In this reading “Till then in patience our proceeding be.”
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 We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
increase twofold
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
a person of French nationality
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
for a short time
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till then in patience our proceeding be.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I know love is begun by time.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading An hour of quiet shortly shall we see;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together.
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