Chapter 9 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Pro._ Thank you, lass. _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself? _Pro._ Don’t talk to me. Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he? He is not one to blab?
Chapter 9 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
divulge confidential information or secrets
From this reading “He is not one to blab?”
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “_Pro._ Thank you, lass.”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “_Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?”
an athlete who plays for pay
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “_Pro._ Don’t talk to me.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “_Pro._ Thank you, lass.”
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.
In this reading “_Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?”
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divulge confidential information or secrets
From this reading He is not one to blab?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pro._ Don’t talk to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading _Pro._ Thank you, lass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Pro._ Don’t talk to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is not one to blab?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is not one to blab?
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading _Pro._ Thank you, lass.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _Pro._ Don’t talk to me.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading _Pro._ Thank you, lass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ha, that fellow’s gone, is he?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ep._ Did Cæsar give the order himself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Pro._ Don’t talk to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Pro._ Thank you, lass.
Chapter 9 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 by Robert Bridges holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 9 holds 388 sentences of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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