Chapter 12 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUENTIN DEPARTS. "Would ye my death? Can that avail you? Or life? what life will ye to give? For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
Chapter 12 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 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.
use to one's advantage
From this reading “Can that avail you?”
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “QUENTIN DEPARTS.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.”
the state or fact of existing
From this reading “For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.”
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading “For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.”
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.
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use to one's advantage
From this reading Can that avail you?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can that avail you?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Would ye my death?
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading QUENTIN DEPARTS.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
an old form of “does”
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Or life? what life will ye to give?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Or life? what life will ye to give?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Would ye my death?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or life? what life will ye to give?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUENTIN DEPARTS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can that avail you?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or life? what life will ye to give?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Or life? what life will ye to give?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Or life? what life will ye to give?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would ye my death?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Would ye my death?
but in spite of that
From this reading For this existence, grief-embittered, Doth hourly die, yet dying live.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can that avail you?
Chapter 12 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 by James Grant holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 12 holds 104 sentences of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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