Chapter 8 of Disenchantment is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Disenchantment is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game. Every fencer or boxer may feint. A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame. In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action. In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
Chapter 8 of Disenchantment is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
away from the right path or direction
From this reading “In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.”
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading “In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.”
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading “Every fencer or boxer may feint.”
a person who does not talk
From this reading “A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.”
deceive by a mock action
From this reading “Every fencer or boxer may feint.”
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading “In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.”
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
From this reading “In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.”
a form of football played with an oval ball
From this reading “A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.”
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.
an athlete who plays American football
In this reading “A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.”
In this reading “THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.”
In this reading “In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.”
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 THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
away from the right path or direction
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading Every fencer or boxer may feint.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
a person who does not talk
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every fencer or boxer may feint.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
deceive by a mock action
From this reading Every fencer or boxer may feint.
a boy or man
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
someone skilled at fencing
From this reading Every fencer or boxer may feint.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
with honesty
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Every fencer or boxer may feint.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every fencer or boxer may feint.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
a form of football played with an oval ball
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DUTY OF LYING I To fool the other side has always been fair in a game.
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading In cricket a bowler is justly valued the more for masking his action.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A Rugby football player "gives the dummy" without any shame.
but in spite of that
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In war your licence to lead the other fellow astray is yet more ample.
Chapter 8 of Disenchantment by C. E. (Charles Edward) Montague holds 287 sentences, grouped into 58 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 8 holds 287 sentences of Disenchantment, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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