Chapter 3 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Whence is that knocking? How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here? Ha! they pluck out mine eyes. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?" SHAKESPEARE.
Chapter 3 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “"Whence is that knocking?”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “"Whence is that knocking?”
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.
In this reading “Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.”
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(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 Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Whence is that knocking?
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading "Whence is that knocking?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Whence is that knocking?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
at the time that
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "Whence is that knocking?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading How is 't with me when every noise appals me; What hands are here?
Chapter 3 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 3 holds 232 sentences of Ellen Middleton—A Tale, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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