Chapter 8 of Gloriana is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Gloriana is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Were you in the Commons last night? Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?” “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there. I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.” “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
Chapter 8 of Gloriana is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 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.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading ““Were you in the Commons last night?”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.””
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?””
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?””
on the contrary
From this reading ““Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading ““What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!””
hard to endure
From this reading ““Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ““What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!””
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 ““Were you in the Commons last night?”
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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 I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
(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 “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
at any time
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
immediately past
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
on the contrary
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I don’t think I have ever seen such a crowd before.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did you go to hear Hector D’Estrange?”
hard to endure
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “What a wonderful speaker he is, to be sure!”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Rather; I think all the world was there, or trying to be there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you in the Commons last night?
Chapter 8 of Gloriana by Florence, Lady Dixie holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 137 sentences of Gloriana, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Gloriana by Florence, Lady Dixie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 137 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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