Chapter 19 of John Cheap, the Chapman's Library. Vol. 1 is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of John Cheap, the Chapman's Library. Vol. 1 is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day. _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning. _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou? _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom. _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
Chapter 19 of John Cheap, the Chapman's Library. Vol. 1 is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “_Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “_Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “_Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.”
the next day
From this reading “_Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “_Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?”
male cat
a person who changes location
From this reading “_Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?”
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 “_Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
dearly loved
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
the next day
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teag._ Arra dear shoy, I came from my own kingdom.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
male cat
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
a person who changes location
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
precisely as stated
From this reading _Tom._ Good morrow, Sir, this is a very cold day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Tom._ Well brother traveller of what nation art thou?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Tom._ Why, I know that, but where is thy kingdom?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teag._ Arra, dear honey, yesternight was a very cold morning.
Chapter 19 of John Cheap, the Chapman's Library. Vol. 1 by Dougal Graham holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 19 holds 72 sentences of John Cheap, the Chapman's Library. Vol. 1, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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