Chapter 13 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVIA. If it must be so, I submit. LEONT. As we could wish, he comes this way. Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.
Chapter 13 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “As we could wish, he comes this way.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As we could wish, he comes this way.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If it must be so, I submit.”
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading “Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.”
refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading “If it must be so, I submit.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “As we could wish, he comes this way.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “As we could wish, he comes this way.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEONT.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA.
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading Now, my dearest Olivia, be resolute.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading If it must be so, I submit.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading As we could wish, he comes this way.
Chapter 13 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 13 holds 386 sentences of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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