Chapter 1 of Sir Isumbras at the Ford is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Sir Isumbras at the Ford is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely. Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed. "I _have_ tried . . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
Chapter 1 of Sir Isumbras at the Ford is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"I _have_ tried .”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading “ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.”
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From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
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From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
in a state of sleep
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
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From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
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From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
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From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I _have_ tried .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I _have_ tried .
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
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From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
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From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
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From this reading . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
by chance
From this reading . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
express in words
From this reading . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Master Anne--M. le Comte Anne-Hilarion de Flavigny--gave a little sigh from the bed.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I _have_ tried .
(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 ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ANNE-HILARION GETS OUT OF BED (1) "And well ye ken, Maister Anne, ye should hae been asleep lang syne!" said Elspeth severely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading . if you would say 'Noroway,' perhaps?
Chapter 1 of Sir Isumbras at the Ford by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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