Chapter 10 of Maid Marian is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Maid Marian is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A noble girl, i’ faith. Heart! I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer. Call you this an amorous visage? Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
Chapter 10 of Maid Marian is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading “Call you this an amorous visage?”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.”
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading “Call you this an amorous visage?”
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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 A noble girl, i’ faith.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading Call you this an amorous visage?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Call you this an amorous visage?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call you this an amorous visage?
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading A noble girl, i’ faith.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
someone skilled at fencing
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
a young female
From this reading A noble girl, i’ faith.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A noble girl, i’ faith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
impressive in appearance
From this reading A noble girl, i’ faith.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Call you this an amorous visage?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading Call you this an amorous visage?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think I fight with a familiar, or the ghost of a fencer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
a late time of life
From this reading Here’s blood that would have served me these seven years, in broken heads and cut fingers, and now it runs out all together.--MIDDLETON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Call you this an amorous visage?
Chapter 10 of Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 54 sentences of Maid Marian, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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