Chapter 11 of Miles Wallingford Sequel is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Miles Wallingford Sequel is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go tenderness of years; take this key. Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither. I must employ him in a letter to my love." Love's Labour Lost. I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
Chapter 11 of Miles Wallingford Sequel is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.”
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “I must employ him in a letter to my love."”
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading “Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.”
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading “I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “Love's Labour Lost.”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love's Labour Lost.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.”
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading “Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I must employ him in a letter to my love."
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Love's Labour Lost.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Love's Labour Lost.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love's Labour Lost.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must employ him in a letter to my love."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
carry out
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give enlargement to the swain--bring him festinately hither.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not attempt to analyze the feelings which now impelled me to quit America.
a late time of life
From this reading "Go tenderness of years; take this key.
Chapter 11 of Miles Wallingford Sequel by James Fenimore Cooper holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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