Chapter 5 of Men of Marlowe's is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Men of Marlowe's is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘You ’ussy! ’Ow dare you talk to me?’ I ses. ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea? I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
Chapter 5 of Men of Marlowe's is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “’Ow dare you talk to me?’”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?”
plural of “slice” — a share of something
From this reading “‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?”
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 “I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading ’Ow dare you talk to me?’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
take in solid food
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
opinion or judgment
From this reading I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ses.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Ow dare you talk to me?’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Ow dare you talk to me?’
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ses.
plural of “slice” — a share of something
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
carry out
From this reading I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ’Ow dare you talk to me?’
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading ‘’Ow many slices of thin bread and butter did you eat at my poor father’s funeral tea?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Ow dare you talk to me?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘You ’ussy!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw you take ten with my own eyes.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘You ’ussy!
Chapter 5 of Men of Marlowe's by Henry, Mrs. Dudeney holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 427 sentences of Men of Marlowe's, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Men of Marlowe's by Henry, Mrs. Dudeney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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