Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANDREW. I would not like trances to be coming on myself. I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin. I tell you I leave it on you in my will. THOMAS.
Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “ANDREW.”
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
From this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “THOMAS.”
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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apply thoroughly; think through
In this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
In this reading “I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.”
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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 I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
later than; following
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading ANDREW.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
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From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
go away from a place
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
express in words
From this reading I tell you I leave it on you in my will.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I leave it in my will if I die without cause, a holly-stake to be run through my heart the way I will lie easy after burial, and not turn my face downwards in my coffin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would not like trances to be coming on myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you I leave it on you in my will.
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