Chapter 26 of The Chaplet of Pearls is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Chaplet of Pearls is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die. ‘Under King Harry. --KING HENRY IV. ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them? ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
Chapter 26 of The Chaplet of Pearls is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without a doubt
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
without a doubt
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
make calm or still
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
the act of discovering something
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ‘Under King Harry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --KING HENRY IV.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --KING HENRY IV.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
used to form the superlative
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ‘I have no fears now,’ returned Berenger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
try to get or reach
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
express in speech
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
at the time that
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘Under which king, Bezonian? speak or die.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading ‘One bird in the hand is not always worth two in the bush, assuredly,’ said Philip, when Berenger was calm enough to hold council on what he called this most blessed discovery; ‘but where to seek them?
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