Chapter IV of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 1 (of 3), “The Forgery,” is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter IV of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 1 (of 3), “The Forgery,” is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world? Why, would not you? No, by this heavenly light! ***** By my troth, I think I should. --Shakspere.
Chapter IV of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 1 (of 3), “The Forgery,” is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “No, by this heavenly light!”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “No, by this heavenly light!”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “***** By my troth, I think I should.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?”
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading “***** By my troth, I think I should.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?”
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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 Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
(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 Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No, by this heavenly light!
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading No, by this heavenly light!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ***** By my troth, I think I should.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading No, by this heavenly light!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ***** By my troth, I think I should.
not any; not one
From this reading No, by this heavenly light!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, would not you?
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakspere.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ***** By my troth, I think I should.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ***** By my troth, I think I should.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No, by this heavenly light!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading ***** By my troth, I think I should.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, would not you?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, would not you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would’st thou do such a deed for all the world?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, would not you?
Chapter 4 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 1 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 4 holds 252 sentences of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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