Chapter 10 of Richard Steele is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Richard Steele is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_O. Book._ Oh, child! [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve. What if they do upbraid you with my death? Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief. It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
Chapter 10 of Richard Steele is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading “Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.”
deem to be
From this reading “Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.”
feel grief
From this reading “[_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading “[_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.”
express criticism towards
From this reading “What if they do upbraid you with my death?”
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 “It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _O. Book._ Oh, child!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
a young person of either sex
From this reading _O. Book._ Oh, child!
deem to be
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
feel grief
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _O. Book._ Oh, child!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _O. Book._ Oh, child!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
term of address for a man
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
unbearable physical pain
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
express criticism towards
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It matters not whether by law, or nature, 'tis I die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What if they do upbraid you with my death?
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Consider, sir, in death that our relation ceases; Nor shall I want your care, or know your grief.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading [_Turning away._ _Y. Book._ Do not torment yourself, you shall promise not to grieve.
Chapter 10 of Richard Steele by Richard, Sir Steele holds 389 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 10 holds 389 sentences of Richard Steele, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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