Chapter 17 of English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_JOHN LEECH_ (_Continued_). _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live? _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep. _Giov._ ... When do they wake?
Chapter 17 of English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take in solid food
From this reading “_Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “_Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?”
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “_Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “_Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “_Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “_Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “When do they wake?”
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.
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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 _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
without stop or interruption
From this reading _JOHN LEECH_ (_Continued_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
take in solid food
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Giov._ ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _JOHN LEECH_ (_Continued_).
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading _JOHN LEECH_ (_Continued_).
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
not any; not one
From this reading _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading _Francesco de Medicis._ No, Cuz; they sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When do they wake?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Giovanni._ What do the dead do, uncle?--do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live?
at the time that
From this reading When do they wake?
Chapter 17 of English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists by Graham Everitt holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 17 holds 272 sentences of English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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