Chapter 12 of Daireen. Volume 2 of 2 is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Daireen. Volume 2 of 2 is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father. In that and all things we show our duty. _King_. What wouldst thou beg, Laertes? What wouldst thou have?
Chapter 12 of Daireen. Volume 2 of 2 is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?”
worthy of high praise
From this reading “Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “In that and all things we show our duty.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “In that and all things we show our duty.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.”
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?”
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 “In that and all things we show our duty.”
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.
(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 In that and all things we show our duty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?
worthy of high praise
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading In that and all things we show our duty.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What wouldst thou have?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King_.
(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus
From this reading What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In that and all things we show our duty.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In that and all things we show our duty.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that and all things we show our duty.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In that and all things we show our duty.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In that and all things we show our duty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading What wouldst thou beg, Laertes?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, To give these... duties to your father.
Chapter 12 of Daireen. Volume 2 of 2 by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 98 sentences of Daireen. Volume 2 of 2, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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