Chapter 10 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Jul_. Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word. _Cap_. Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch! I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
Chapter 10 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!”
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading “Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.”
a tight-fitting headdress
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
From this reading “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!”
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 “Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.”
In this reading “Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.”
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 Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
later than; following
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading _Cap_.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
From this reading Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul_.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
express in speech
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
express in words
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I tell thee what--get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
performs some wicked deed
From this reading Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!
Chapter 10 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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 10 holds 265 sentences of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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