Chapter 7 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Destroy your own golden coach! MARTIN [_kneeling before THOMAS_]. I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you. I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet. It is not my fault.
Chapter 7 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “Destroy your own golden coach!”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “Destroy your own golden coach!”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It is not my fault.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Destroy your own golden coach!”
supporting yourself on your knees
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “MARTIN [_kneeling before THOMAS_].”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading “I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.”
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 “I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MARTIN [_kneeling before THOMAS_].
a young person of either sex
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Destroy your own golden coach!
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Destroy your own golden coach!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It is not my fault.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Destroy your own golden coach!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not my fault.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not my fault.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading MARTIN [_kneeling before THOMAS_].
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading MARTIN [_kneeling before THOMAS_].
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not my fault.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Destroy your own golden coach!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
a special situation
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading MARTIN [_kneeling before THOMAS_].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have been a great trouble to you since I was a child in the house, and I am a great trouble to you yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am sorry to go a way that you do not like and to do a thing that will vex you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Destroy your own golden coach!
Chapter 7 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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