Chapter 12 of Richard Steele is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Richard Steele is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant. Is that--ha! Aunt? _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together. [_Exit_ AUNT.
Chapter 12 of Richard Steele is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “_Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.”
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading “_Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “_Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.”
an opening that permits escape or release
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “_Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.”
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
go away from a place
From this reading “_Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “_Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.”
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 “_Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.”
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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading _Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_ AUNT.
(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 Is that--ha!
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading _Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
From this reading _Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that--ha!
go away from a place
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading _Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that--ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
an affirmative
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Aunt._ Yes, cousin Humphry, that's your cousin Bridget--Well, I'll leave you together.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Hump._ Aunt, your humble servant.
Chapter 12 of Richard Steele by Richard, Sir Steele holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 396 sentences of Richard Steele, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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