Chapter 28 of The Jester is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Jester is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold. At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough. “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time. Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind. I should find no constraint in your presence.
Chapter 28 of The Jester is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 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.
dwell
From this reading ““An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.”
suitable to your needs
From this reading “Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.”
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading “I should find no constraint in your presence.”
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading “IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.”
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading “IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.”
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
From this reading “At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.”
one who lives in solitude
From this reading “Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.”
snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading “IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.”
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 “Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.”
In this reading “IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.”
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 At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
dwell
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
suitable to your needs
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading I should find no constraint in your presence.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I should find no constraint in your presence.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
not any; not one
From this reading I should find no constraint in your presence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading I should find no constraint in your presence.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
one who lives in solitude
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should find no constraint in your presence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Men term me a recluse, and so in a measure I am, finding little congenial in the majority of mankind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At breakfast he put a proposal to Peregrine frankly enough.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE FOREST MORNING brought refreshment, and with it new hope and courage as Oswald had foretold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “An’ you are so minded, why not bide with me a time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should find no constraint in your presence.
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