Chapter 11 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_. “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame; They seem not now the same. Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.” --_Herbert_.
Chapter 11 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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again but in a new or different way
From this reading “Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.””
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading ““----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;”
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
From this reading “Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.””
someone who applauds
From this reading ““If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.”
past form of “jangle” — make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading ““----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;”
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading ““----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading ““----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;”
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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 “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
again but in a new or different way
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
someone who applauds
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
an old form of “has”
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading --_Herbert_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
past form of “jangle” — make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They seem not now the same.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They seem not now the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
on one occasion
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
Identical; not different.
From this reading They seem not now the same.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seem not now the same.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Put them in frame anew, and once begin To tune them so, that they may chime all in.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “----ringing changes all our bells hath marr'd, Jangled they have and jarr'd So long, they're out of tune, and out of frame;
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If the bell have any sides the clapper will find 'em.”-- --_Ben Jonson_.
Chapter 11 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 11 holds 88 sentences of Frank Fairlegh, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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