Chapter 1 of Harrington: A Story of True Love is here in full — 1038 sentences across 208 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harrington: A Story of True Love is here in full — 1038 sentences across 208 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yet you try it, you foolish Antony. Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too. Fine fellows both of you. He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets. But you’ve had to smart for him.
Chapter 1 of Harrington: A Story of True Love is here in full — 1038 sentences across 208 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 94/207 · 5 reading units · Lines 466–470
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.”
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
From this reading “He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.”
add pepper to
From this reading “He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “But you’ve had to smart for him.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.”
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.
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In this reading “Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.”
In this reading “Fine fellows both of you.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.”
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.
in the past
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Fine fellows both of you.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Fine fellows both of you.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Fine fellows both of you.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fine fellows both of you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
add pepper to
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He leaves Cayenne pepper in his tracks, which plays the devil with the hounds, and off he gets.
a late time of life
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet you try it, you foolish Antony.
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From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
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From this reading But you’ve had to smart for him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your cursed brother got off from me nine years ago, and so you think you’ll try it too.
Chapter 1 of Harrington: A Story of True Love by William Douglas O'Connor holds 1038 sentences, grouped into 208 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.
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