Chapter 4 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MASTER WINDYBANK. "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?" "Refuse! Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter. Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
Chapter 4 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"”
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading “Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"”
timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
From this reading “Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
hear with intention
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading MASTER WINDYBANK.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
used to form the superlative
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then thou dost refuse to listen to my suit, Mistress Dorothy?"
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASTER WINDYBANK.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Alack, good Master Windybank, what a word to utter.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Look at yonder sundial and thou wilt see that I have hearkened most patiently for more than an hour."
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