Chapter 20 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT. Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's. Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline. 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done? Have you heard?
Chapter 20 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.”
ludicrously odd
From this reading “THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading “Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.”
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading “THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
dearly loved
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
ludicrously odd
From this reading THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you heard?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Have you heard?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you heard?
Chapter 20 of Dynevor Terrace by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 20 holds 330 sentences of Dynevor Terrace, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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