Chapter 33 of Felix Holt, the Radical is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Felix Holt, the Radical is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words. --SOPHOCLES: _Electra_. Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight. For kindness is the natural birth of kindness. Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
Chapter 33 of Felix Holt, the Radical is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be fond of; be attached to
From this reading “Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.”
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.”
(Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading “Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.”
one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
From this reading “--SOPHOCLES: _Electra_.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.”
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 “Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.”
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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 Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading For kindness is the natural birth of kindness.
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
(Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover
From this reading --SOPHOCLES: _Electra_.
at any time
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For kindness is the natural birth of kindness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading For kindness is the natural birth of kindness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading For kindness is the natural birth of kindness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For kindness is the natural birth of kindness.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
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From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
From this reading --SOPHOCLES: _Electra_.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
belonging to which person
From this reading Whose soul records not the great debt of joy, Is stamped for ever an ignoble man.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Thou sayst it, and not I; for thou hast done The ugly deed that made these ugly words.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, it becomes a man To cherish memory, where he had delight.
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