Chapter 6 of Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it." "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?" "Maybe he is. Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk. They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
Chapter 6 of Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “"Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.”
the most powerful members of a society
From this reading “Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe he is.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “"But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “"Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.”
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 “Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.”
In this reading “"But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"”
In this reading “"Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
the most powerful members of a society
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Maybe he is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
for more time
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
by chance
From this reading "Maybe he is.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But ain't he stayin' in the neighbourhood longer than he first spoke of doin'?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! that he be; good to every one as comes nigh o' him--and 's desarvin' it."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grand gentry such as he ain't like us poor folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can go and come whens'ever it please 'em.
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