Chapter 18 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse. “Dear folly! Yes, almost noble folly! But it must end, my boy. I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
Chapter 18 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
carry on a conversation
From this reading ““I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading ““I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Yes, almost noble folly!”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading ““I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.”
pay back
From this reading “I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.””
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.””
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.””
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 “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Yes, almost noble folly!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
a youthful male person
From this reading But it must end, my boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it must end, my boy.
carry on a conversation
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear folly!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But it must end, my boy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
the force of workers available
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it must end, my boy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it must end, my boy.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Yes, almost noble folly!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
pay back
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
express in words
From this reading “I say it has all been a piece of folly,” insisted Converse.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, almost noble folly!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose your father is back there toiling to repay those men from whom he took money.”
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