Chapter 29 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine! I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER. "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm. "No." "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
Chapter 29 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.”
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.”
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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 dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
anew
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
dearly loved
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
not any; not one
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading BORNE DOWNWARD "Farewell, oh dream of mine!
on one occasion
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "HASN'T been a bad day for a row," observed Malcolm.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, now we have tried it once, we'll try it again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again."—A. A. PROCTER.
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