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Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography
Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!
And see how they kneel!
Is your heart made of stone!'
This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'
"I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.
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Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!
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And see how they kneel!
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Is your heart made of stone!'
/ɪz jɔːr hɑːrt meɪd ʌv stoʊn/
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This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'
/ðɪs muːvz soʊ æt læst aɪ əˈɡriː tuː rɪˈlent fɔːr ten paʊndz ɪn hænd ənd ten paʊndz tuː biː spent/
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"I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.

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challenge verb US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

take exception to

From this reading “"I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.”

convict noun US /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading “"'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!”

Edmonton noun US /ˈedməntən/

the capital of the province of Alberta

From this reading “"'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!”

kneel verb US /niːl/

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading “And see how they kneel!”

Leonard noun US /ˈlenərd/

United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)

From this reading “"'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!”

moves noun US /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading “This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'”

offers noun US /ˈɔːfərz/

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading “"'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!”

relent verb US /rɪˈlent/

give in, as to influence or pressure

From this reading “This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'”

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agreeverbUS /əˈɡriː/

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And see how they kneel!

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading "I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

cannot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

take exception to

From this reading "I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.

considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/

deem to be

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

EdmontonnounUS /ˈedməntən/

the capital of the province of Alberta

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/

being ten more than thirty

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

Giles

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Is your heart made of stone!'

Hog-in-the-pound

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And see how they kneel!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Is your heart made of stone!'

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

kneelverbUS /niːl/

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading And see how they kneel!

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/

United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Is your heart made of stone!'

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

movesnounUS /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/

a local church community

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

poundsnounUS /paʊndz/

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

relentverbUS /rɪˈlent/

give in, as to influence or pressure

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And see how they kneel!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

Shoreditch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Is your heart made of stone!'

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And see how they kneel!

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This moves!... so at last I agree to relent, For ten pounds in hand, and ten pounds to be spent.'

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

Tyburn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

watch-house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I challenge you all to answer this: I tell you, you cannot.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'There's the parish of Edmonton offers forty pounds; there's the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch offers forty pounds; there's the parish of Tyburn, from the Hog-in-the-pound to St. Giles' watch-house, offers forty pounds--I shall have all that if I convict them!'-- "'But consider their case,... it may yet be your own!

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