Chapter 18 of Fiander's Widow: A Novel is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Fiander's Widow: A Novel is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly! This life is most jolly! SHAKESPEARE. WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb. ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
Chapter 18 of Fiander's Widow: A Novel is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading “‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.”
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading “Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.”
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading “Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!”
attractive and tempting
From this reading “WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE.”
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In this reading “Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!”
change one's position or opinion
In this reading “WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
attractive and tempting
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading This life is most jolly!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This life is most jolly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
used to form the superlative
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Some friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then heigh, ho, the holly!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This life is most jolly!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Sunday came round Isaac Sharpe surprised his nephew by inviting him to accompany him on his usual visit to Littlecomb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I don’t think you want me,’ said Richard, colouring and hesitating; ‘I should only be in the way.
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