Chapter 4 of Long Will is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Long Will is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow. "Wat?" said Langland. "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark. "Yea, I am he. Who art thou that fearest light?
Chapter 4 of Long Will is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “"Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.”
feel sadness
From this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “"Yea, I am he.”
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In this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
In this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
to come or go into
In this reading “They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.”
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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 They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
anew
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yea, I am he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
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From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who art thou that fearest light?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yea, I am he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wat?" said Langland.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Who art thou that fearest light?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
feel sadness
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wat?" said Langland.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They That Mourn Now as these two sat silent, the door at the far end of the room, looking on Cornhill, opened, and a man came in and shut it again, and stood in the shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wat?" said Langland.
which person or people
From this reading Who art thou that fearest light?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Art thou he men call Long Will?" asked the man out of the dark.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading "Yea, I am he.
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