Chapter 32 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.” --_Two Gentlemen of Verona_. “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.” --_As You Like It_. “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
Chapter 32 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading ““....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.””
plural of “caper” — any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
From this reading ““We that are true lovers run into strange capers.””
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ““....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.””
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading ““....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.””
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading ““....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.””
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading ““We that are true lovers run into strange capers.””
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading ““....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.””
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_As You Like It_.
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
plural of “caper” — any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading --_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_As You Like It_.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading --_As You Like It_.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
possessing material wealth
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
From this reading --_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We that are true lovers run into strange capers.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “....And sure the match Were rich and honourable.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “....That which I would discover, The law of friendship bids me to conceal.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_As You Like It_.
Chapter 32 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 32 holds 255 sentences of Frank Fairlegh, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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