Chapter 19 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Cats. Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me. Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.” “Ham. Oh most pernicious woman!”
Chapter 19 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ““Cats.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading ““Ham.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
exceedingly harmful
From this reading “Oh most pernicious woman!””
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.””
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Oh most pernicious woman!””
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 “Oh most pernicious woman!””
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Cats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “Ham.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Oh most pernicious woman!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh most pernicious woman!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
exceedingly harmful
From this reading Oh most pernicious woman!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Cæsar shall forth: the things that threatened me.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
at the time that
From this reading Ne’er looked but on my back; when they shall see The face of Cæsar--they are vanished.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Oh most pernicious woman!”
Chapter 19 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole by W. H. (William Hamilton) Maxwell holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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