Chapter 6 of Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call. And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice. Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
Chapter 6 of Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.”
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."”
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.”
clean or organized
From this reading “And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.”
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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 Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
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From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
a singer in a choir
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
clean or organized
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
deliver by singing
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah!" says Father, "that is not an ill Call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
at the time that
From this reading And when we have discussed our neat Repast, thou, _Ned_, shalt touch the Theorbo, and let us hear thy balmy Voice.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Time was, when thou didst sing like a young Chorister."
Chapter 6 of Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Anne Manning holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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