Chapter 25 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady. “I vow I have never drank better!” “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.” “And these beautiful dishes!” “Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.
Chapter 25 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.”
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading ““And these beautiful dishes!””
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading ““I vow I have never drank better!””
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.”
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading ““Arl the way from Chaney, mam.””
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading ““Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading ““Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading ““I vow I have never drank better!””
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In this reading “GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.”
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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 GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And these beautiful dishes!”
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From this reading “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “And these beautiful dishes!”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I vow I have never drank better!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.”
plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “And these beautiful dishes!”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “I vow I have never drank better!”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I vow I have never drank better!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I vow I have never drank better!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I vow I have never drank better!”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “And these beautiful dishes!”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF A TEA-DRINKING “’Tis most excellent tea!” quoth my lady.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Chaney, too!” nodded old Penelope proudly.
make a vow; promise
From this reading “I vow I have never drank better!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Arl the way from Chaney, mam.”
Chapter 25 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy by Jeffery Farnol holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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