Chapter 5 of Historical vignettes, 1st series is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Historical vignettes, 1st series is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said. She rose and stood away from him. “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting. “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body? It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
Chapter 5 of Historical vignettes, 1st series is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading ““Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading ““Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading ““I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading ““Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.””
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 “It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.””
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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 It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
(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 It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She rose and stood away from him.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Is it not in reason to guard one’s virtue?” she said, panting.
without a weapon
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay,” he answered; “but if you guard it alone and weaponless, and the thief come in well-armed and strong of body?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
be the cause or source of
From this reading It were reason better to yield it with a good grace.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I would have you reasonable, madam,” he said.
Chapter 5 of Historical vignettes, 1st series by Bernard Capes holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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