Chapter 2 of Jack Tier is here in full — 533 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Jack Tier is here in full — 533 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Watch. If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him? Dogb. Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.” Much Ado About Nothing.
Chapter 2 of Jack Tier is here in full — 533 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rapid active commotion
From this reading “Much Ado About Nothing.”
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading “Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.””
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.””
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.””
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.””
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.””
look attentively
From this reading ““Watch.”
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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 If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
morally blemished; stained or impure
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
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From this reading Dogb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
carry out
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
look attentively
From this reading “Watch.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we know him to be a thief, shall we not lay hands on him?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Truly, by your office, you may; but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled; the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company.”
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