Chapter 12 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?” “He is engaged in my service. I have advanced him a month’s pay.” “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians. Come, boy.”
Chapter 12 of Nouvellettes of the musicians is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “I have advanced him a month’s pay.””
-ing form of “employ” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading ““You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.”
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading ““You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?””
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading ““You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.”
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading “How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?””
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading ““You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
a youthful male person
From this reading Come, boy.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, boy.”
-ing form of “employ” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “He is engaged in my service.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He is engaged in my service.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is engaged in my service.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He is engaged in my service.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I have advanced him a month’s pay.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading How has he repaid His Majesty’s protection?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “He is engaged in my service.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
two times
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “You should have thought twice before employing a raw youth, whom you knew to have run away from his guardians.
Chapter 12 of Nouvellettes of the musicians by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 403 sentences of Nouvellettes of the musicians, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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