Chapter 9 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAKRASH. [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done. They remember naught of that they have seen. And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle. HORACE.
Chapter 9 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “[_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HORACE.”
A series of words said as a magic spell or charm to summon supernatural forces.
From this reading “[_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “They remember naught of that they have seen.”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
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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In this reading “And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAKRASH.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE.
A series of words said as a magic spell or charm to summon supernatural forces.
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
not any; not one
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
carry out or perform an action
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
To recall to mind.
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Repeats the incantation, facing the door._] It is done.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They remember naught of that they have seen.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And now ask no more of me, but perform thy part and bring hither my bottle.
Chapter 9 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by F. Anstey holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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