Chapter 29 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR. "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much." DRYDEN. "I shall die if I don't talk." REYNOLDS.
Chapter 29 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"I shall die if I don't talk."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR.”
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading “DRYDEN.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “"Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “"Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “REYNOLDS.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."”
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.
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In this reading “"Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I shall die if I don't talk."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR.
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From this reading "I shall die if I don't talk."
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading DRYDEN.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall die if I don't talk."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shall die if I don't talk."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading REYNOLDS.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall die if I don't talk."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
which person or people
From this reading "Far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much."
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONFIDENTIAL WITH THE DOCTOR.
Chapter 29 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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