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Chapter 19 of Nuttie's Father is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOLF. 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.' --II. King Henry IV. Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
Chapter 19 of Nuttie's Father is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.”
past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on
From this reading “Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.”
approval
From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”
move deeply
From this reading “Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”
the trait of being unmanageable
From this reading “Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “WOLF.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”
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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 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
have
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
approval
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
move deeply
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading King Henry IV.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading King Henry IV.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King Henry IV.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
on one occasion
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
one of four equal parts
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
the trait of being unmanageable
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
two times
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading WOLF.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
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