Chapter 11 of Elinor Wyllys is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Elinor Wyllys is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave." COWPER. "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive." CRABBE. {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
Chapter 11 of Elinor Wyllys is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."”
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading “COWPER.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “"A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “"A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “{William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “"A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."”
grow vigorously
From this reading “"Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “"Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."”
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From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
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From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
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From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
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From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
possessing life
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
any thing at all
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
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From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading COWPER.
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From this reading CRABBE.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
not one, and not any
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "A soldier may be anything, if brave; So may a merchant if not quite a knave."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
grow vigorously
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Trade his delight and hope; and, if alive, Doubt I have none, that Barnaby will thrive."
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From this reading {William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "Hope" lines 201-210.
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