Chapter 5 of The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_1st Friar_. No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit? _2d Friar_. Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd. MARLOW--_The Jew of Malta_.
Chapter 5 of The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “MARLOW--_The Jew of Malta_.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.”
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
in motion
From this reading “Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?”
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From this reading _1st Friar_.
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From this reading _2d Friar_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _2d Friar_.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading _1st Friar_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading MARLOW--_The Jew of Malta_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading MARLOW--_The Jew of Malta_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARLOW--_The Jew of Malta_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
in motion
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No doubt, brother, but this proceedeth of the Spirit?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay, and of a moving spirit, too; but come, Let us intreat he may be entertain'd.
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