Chapter 11 of The brother clerks is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The brother clerks is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then I'll look up; My fault is past. But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn? Try what repentance can: what can it not? Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?" Hamlet.
Chapter 11 of The brother clerks is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Then I'll look up; My fault is past.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?”
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading “Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?"”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “Try what repentance can: what can it not?”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Try what repentance can: what can it not?”
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 introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Try what repentance can: what can it not?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Try what repentance can: what can it not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?"
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?"
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading Try what repentance can: what can it not?
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Try what repentance can: what can it not?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Then I'll look up; My fault is past.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn?
at the time that
From this reading Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?"
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?"
Chapter 11 of The brother clerks by Mary Ashley Townsend holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 11 holds 223 sentences of The brother clerks, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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