Chapter 8 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree. "_Beggar's Opera_." While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny. The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld. Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
Chapter 8 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.”
put to death as punishment
From this reading “While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.”
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any thing at all
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
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From this reading "_Beggar's Opera_."
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
at any time
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
put to death as punishment
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
the force of workers available
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading "_Beggar's Opera_."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
transport commercially
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
a special situation
From this reading Indeed it was the first thing of the kind I had ever been present at.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scene was far more solemn to me than anything I had ever beheld.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
during the time that
From this reading While I was on board of this ship two poor men were executed for mutiny.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Since laws were made for every degree, I wonder we haven't better company on Tyburn tree.
Chapter 8 of Frank Mildmay by Frederick Marryat holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 8 holds 195 sentences of Frank Mildmay, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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