Chapter 2 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM. "_Gloucester_. The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?" "_Lear_. Ay, every inch a king."
Chapter 2 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM.”
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Ay, every inch a king."”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM.”
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
To recall to mind.
From this reading “The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"”
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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 I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, every inch a king."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ay, every inch a king."
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
From this reading "_Gloucester_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Ay, every inch a king."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading I ACQUIRE A KINGDOM.
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading "_Lear_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
(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 The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?"
Chapter 2 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 2 holds 312 sentences of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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