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Chapter 2 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To which Mr. Angry made answer: "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!" "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this. My poor arms cannot support it any longer." "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
Chapter 2 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “flea” — any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading “"It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.”
a teeming multitude
From this reading “"O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “"It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"”
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading “"It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “"I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.”
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
From this reading “"O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.”
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading “"It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
feeling or showing anger
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react verbally
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
plural of “flea” — any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
a teeming multitude
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
for more time
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
produced by a manufacturing process
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a form of address for a man
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
term of address for a man
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading My poor arms cannot support it any longer."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
From this reading "O sir," said the whiner, "for goodness' sake don't go shaking the hive about like this.
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It isn't I that would go hunting for fleas in the wool of a leper!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall shake it out of your arms altogether," said the other.
Chapter 2 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land by Charles de Coster holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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