Chapter 39 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons. If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.” --_Richard III_. “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.” “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
Chapter 39 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading ““If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.””
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading ““For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.””
darkened with overcast
From this reading “If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.””
the act of punishing
From this reading ““For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.””
be about
From this reading ““Tarry a little, there is something else.””
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
From this reading ““If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.””
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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 “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
(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 “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading --_Richard III_.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
darkened with overcast
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
the act of punishing
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Richard III_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
be about
From this reading “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
express in words
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Tarry a little, there is something else.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading If he be leaden, icy cold, unwilling, Be thou so too.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If thou dost find him tractable to us, Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “For the intent and purpose of the law, Hath full relation to the penalty, Which here appeareth due.”
Chapter 39 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 39 holds 226 sentences of Frank Fairlegh, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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