Chapter 14 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Col. Lamb_. Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass. _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me? _Col. Lamb._ Within there! [Enter Tipstaff.
Chapter 14 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “_Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “_Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?”
to come or go into
From this reading “[Enter Tipstaff.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.”
young sheep
From this reading “_Col. Lamb._ Within there!”
go across or through
From this reading “Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “_Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading _Col. Lamb_.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter Tipstaff.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
young sheep
From this reading _Col. Lamb_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
go across or through
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
term of address for a man
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Col. Lamb._ Within there!
staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
From this reading [Enter Tipstaff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
which person or people
From this reading _Dr. Cant._ Who, sir, shall dare to stop me?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading _Col. Lamb._ Within there!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hold, sir! not so fast; you can’t pass.
Chapter 14 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 14 holds 200 sentences of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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