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Chapter 2 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered. CATHLEEN. More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders. FIRST PEASANT. We come to make amends for robbery.
Chapter 2 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “We come to make amends for robbery.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.”
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading “More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.”
a country person
From this reading “FIRST PEASANT.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “We come to make amends for robbery.”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.”
plural of “theologian” — someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
From this reading “More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.”
communicated in words
From this reading “And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We come to make amends for robbery.”
In this reading “And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATHLEEN.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST PEASANT.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
set down according to a plan
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
engage in
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
not any; not one
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
a country person
From this reading FIRST PEASANT.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
carry out
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
express in words
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
plural of “theologian” — someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
communicated in words
From this reading And tell the strangest story The mouth of man has uttered.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We come to make amends for robbery.
which person or people
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
but in spite of that
From this reading More food taken; Yet learned theologians have laid down That he who has no food, offending no way, May take his meat and bread from too-full larders.
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