Chapter 31 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford. “Aye, why indeed!” answered Sir John. “Life is short enough o’ conscience! Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day. And heed and mark me well, Robert....
Chapter 31 of Sir John Dering: A romantic comedy is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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walk leisurely
From this reading “Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.”
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “And heed and mark me well, Robert....”
possessive form of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
a quantity of money
From this reading “Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.”
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading “Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.”
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In this reading “WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.”
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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 WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
walk leisurely
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And heed and mark me well, Robert....
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Aye, why indeed!” answered Sir John.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
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From this reading “Aye, why indeed!” answered Sir John.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “Life is short enough o’ conscience!
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Life is short enough o’ conscience!
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading And heed and mark me well, Robert....
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Aye, why indeed!” answered Sir John.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Life is short enough o’ conscience!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Aye, why indeed!” answered Sir John.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Life is short enough o’ conscience!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading And heed and mark me well, Robert....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And heed and mark me well, Robert....
possessive form of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Life is short enough o’ conscience!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
on the contrary
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading And heed and mark me well, Robert....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Life is short enough o’ conscience!
term of address for a man
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
move hurridly
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
a quantity of money
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
(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 And heed and mark me well, Robert....
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading Let us then rather amble the whiles I sum up our case as it standeth to-day.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHICH GIVETH SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MURDERER’S HAT “Why such speed, sir?” inquired the Corporal as they galloped up the long hill out of Seaford.
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