Chapter 5 of Prentice Hugh is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Prentice Hugh is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And thou hast seen and spoken with him? The more need to follow him." "Saw you ever the king, goodman?" "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas. Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
Chapter 5 of Prentice Hugh is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “"Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “"Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.”
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading “"Saw you ever the king, goodman?"”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"And thou hast seen and spoken with him?”
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading “"Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.”
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.
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In this reading “"Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.”
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in the past
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
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From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
being one more than ten
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
at any time
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
enclose with a fence
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The more need to follow him."
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
go away from a place
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more need to follow him."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The more need to follow him."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more need to follow him."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The more need to follow him."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great doings were there, and it was then the bishop got leave to fence the close with walls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And thou hast seen and spoken with him?
a late time of life
From this reading "Ay, truly; ten or eleven years ago he and the queen held Parliament here at Christmas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Saw you ever the king, goodman?"
Chapter 5 of Prentice Hugh by Frances Mary Peard holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 425 sentences of Prentice Hugh, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Prentice Hugh by Frances Mary Peard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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