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Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2)

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I did suppose you had more sense than this.
I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.
I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.
Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?
Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2)

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I did suppose you had more sense than this.
/aɪ dɪd səˈpoʊz juː hæd mɔːr sens ðæn ðɪs/
Line 2
I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.
/aɪ nuː juː wɜːr bɪt bʌt nɑːt ðæt juː wɜːr ˈpɔɪzənd/
Line 3
I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.
/aɪ θɔːt ðæt juː wʊd biː tuː waɪz tuː ɡoʊ ɑːn wɪð jɔːr ˈkɔːrtɪŋ wen juː faʊnd ðæt juː hæd bɪn rɑːbd baɪ tʃɑːrlz/
Line 4
Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?
/huː ðæt ɪz nɑːt ə fuːl wɪl ɡɪv ðə rʌn ʌv hɪz haʊs tuː ðə mæn huː hæz ˈplʌndərd hɪm/
Line 5
Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?
/kæn juː kiːp hɪm aʊt wen juː hæv ˈmerid hɪz ˈsɪstər/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Charles noun US /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading “I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.”

courting noun US /ˈkɔːrtɪŋ/

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading “I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.”

fool noun US /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading “Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?”

married adjective US /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading “Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?”

plundered adjective US /ˈplʌndərd/

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading “Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?”

poisoned verb US /ˈpɔɪzənd/

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading “I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.”

robbed verb US /rɑːbd/

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading “I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.”

wise adjective US /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading “I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

go on verb + particle

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

In this reading “I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.”

too wise adverb + adjective

In this reading “I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.”

more sense adjective + noun

In this reading “’I did suppose you had more sense than this.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

courtingnounUS /ˈkɔːrtɪŋ/

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?

knewverbUS /nuː/

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 I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?

plunderedadjectiveUS /ˈplʌndərd/

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Can you keep him out when you have married his sister?

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I knew you were bit, but not that you were poisoned.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Who that is not a fool will give the run of his house to the man who has plundered him?

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ’I did suppose you had more sense than this.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I thought that you would be too wise to go on with your courting when you found that you had been robbed by Charles.

Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

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