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Chapter 2 of The Antiquary — Volume 01 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes. CHAPTER SECOND. Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here! A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together. It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
Chapter 2 of The Antiquary — Volume 01 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an estate held in fee simple or for life
From this reading “It is against my freehold, my inheritance.”
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading “A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.”
third-person singular of “haw” — utter “haw”
From this reading “In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.”
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading “It is against my freehold, my inheritance.”
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading “A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.”
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading “In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.”
go at a rack
From this reading “A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.”
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.”
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 A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SECOND.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
an estate held in fee simple or for life
From this reading It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
third-person singular of “haw” — utter “haw”
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is against my freehold, my inheritance.
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
go at a rack
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CHAPTER SECOND.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading In this Christian temper of making the best of all occurrences, our travellers alighted at the Hawes.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir, they do scandal me upon the road here!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A poor quotidian rack of mutton roasted Dry to be grated! and that driven down With beer and butter-milk, mingled together.
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