Chapter 4 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 5 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 5 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy. You have made even the Devil religious. ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial. You have burnt all the witches. In Ireland we have left them alone.
Chapter 4 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 5 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ruined by overcooking
From this reading “You have burnt all the witches.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “In Ireland we have left them alone.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “You have made even the Devil religious.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.”
of or relating to or concerning theology
From this reading “In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.”
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “You have burnt all the witches.”
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You have burnt all the witches.
Having no one else present.
From this reading In Ireland we have left them alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading You have burnt all the witches.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading You have made even the Devil religious.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
divisible by two
From this reading You have made even the Devil religious.
depressingly dark
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have made even the Devil religious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading In Ireland we have left them alone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In Ireland we have left them alone.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You have made even the Devil religious.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading You have made even the Devil religious.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have made even the Devil religious.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In Ireland we have left them alone.
of or relating to or concerning theology
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
the act of testing something
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In Ireland we have left them alone.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading ‘Where do you live, good-wyf, and how is the minister?’ he said to the witch when he met her on the high-road, as it came out in the trial.
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading You have burnt all the witches.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In Scotland you are too theological, too gloomy.
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