Chapter 7 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This quarrel may draw blood another day. Henry IV. Part I. The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled. The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
Chapter 7 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.”
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading “The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.”
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading “The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.”
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.”
room where work is done
From this reading “The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.”
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noisy quarrel
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
subject to appointment
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
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From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
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From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
coins made of gold
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry IV.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Part I.
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Henry IV.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
come together
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
not any; not one
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
existing or coming before
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
an angry dispute
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This quarrel may draw blood another day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The conclave of citizens appointed to meet for investigating the affray of the preceding evening had now assembled.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
room where work is done
From this reading The workroom of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence, some of whom wore black velvet cloaks, and gold chains around their necks.
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