Chapter 17 of Rob of the Bowl — Vol. 1 is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Rob of the Bowl — Vol. 1 is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who be these, sir?" "Fellows to mount a bank. Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?" "Yes, sir." "Why here you shall see one."
Chapter 17 of Rob of the Bowl — Vol. 1 is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “"Fellows to mount a bank.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"”
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Fellows to mount a bank.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"”
attach to a support
From this reading “"Fellows to mount a bank.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, sir."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Fellows to mount a bank.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Fellows to mount a bank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who be these, sir?"
dearly loved
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Fellows to mount a bank.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why here you shall see one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
attach to a support
From this reading "Fellows to mount a bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why here you shall see one."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Why here you shall see one."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Why here you shall see one."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Who be these, sir?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Who be these, sir?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fellows to mount a bank.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who be these, sir?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why here you shall see one."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did your instructer In the dear tongues never discourse to you Of the Italian mountebanks?"
Chapter 17 of Rob of the Bowl — Vol. 1 by John Pendleton Kennedy holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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