Chapter 38 of Darnley is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of Darnley is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Let some o' the guard be ready. _Cran_.--For me? Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere. And where was Osborne Darnley all this while? Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
Chapter 38 of Darnley is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 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.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Let some o' the guard be ready.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let some o' the guard be ready.”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Let some o' the guard be ready.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.”
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.
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 Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
(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 And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let some o' the guard be ready.
a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
From this reading _Cran_.--For me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Cran_.--For me?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Let some o' the guard be ready.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let some o' the guard be ready.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Cran_.--For me?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
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 Let some o' the guard be ready.
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Let some o' the guard be ready.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Let some o' the guard be ready.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let some o' the guard be ready.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading Must I go like a traitor then?--Shakspere.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
in or at the place that
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
during the time that
From this reading And where was Osborne Darnley all this while?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wait a little, dearly-beloved, and you shall hear more.
Chapter 38 of Darnley by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 38 holds 146 sentences of Darnley, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of Darnley by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 146 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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