Chapter 10 of Geoffery Gambado is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Geoffery Gambado is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb. Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems. "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile? No, she is lame, leaping over a stile. But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
Chapter 10 of Geoffery Gambado is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “"Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?”
female equine animal
From this reading “_How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “_How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.”
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading “No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.”
In this reading “No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.”
In this reading “Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.”
In this reading “Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.”
In this reading “Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.”
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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 _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
apart from; not including
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.
bestow a quality on
From this reading "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?
engage in
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
female equine animal
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?
the force of workers available
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
not any; not one
From this reading No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
above and across; more than
From this reading No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.
refrain from harming
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading No, she is lame, leaping over a stile.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
precisely as stated
From this reading _How to make a Mare go._ "Money makes the mare to go," is a very old proverb.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will thou lend me thy mare to go a mile?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading But if thou wilt her to me spare, I'll give thee money for thy mare.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very few men have read the original poem upon this subject, except they have met with a very old volume of Crashaw's Poems.
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