Chapter 1 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 4 is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 4 is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOOL. I said, Teig knows everything. Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom. But Teig will not speak; he says nothing. WISE MAN.
Chapter 1 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 4 is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “FOOL.”
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I said, Teig knows everything.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “WISE MAN.”
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.
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
In this reading “WISE MAN.”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Teig will not speak; he says nothing.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I said, Teig knows everything.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading FOOL.
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Teig will not speak; he says nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, Teig knows everything.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I said, Teig knows everything.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading WISE MAN.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But Teig will not speak; he says nothing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, Teig knows everything.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading But Teig will not speak; he says nothing.
express in speech
From this reading But Teig will not speak; he says nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, Teig knows everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But Teig will not speak; he says nothing.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Not even the cats or the hares that milk the cows have Teig’s wisdom.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading WISE MAN.
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