Chapter 8 of The cheerful blackguard is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The cheerful blackguard is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. RAMS "Women, and wine, and war. War, and wine, and love! With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide! Women, and wine, and war!
Chapter 8 of The cheerful blackguard is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!”
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 “With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!”
plural of “ram” — the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on
From this reading “RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!”
be dressed in
From this reading “With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
next to; at the side of
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
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 With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading War, and wine, and love!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
plural of “ram” — the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on
From this reading RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.
be dressed in
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sword to wear and a horse to ride And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the even-tide!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading RAMS "Women, and wine, and war.
Chapter 8 of The cheerful blackguard by Roger Pocock holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 8 holds 303 sentences of The cheerful blackguard, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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