Chapter 5 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of." "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby." "Never!" I denied. "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
Chapter 5 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 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.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."”
for the most part
From this reading “"Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “"So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “"So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."”
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “I denied.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."”
estrangement from god
From this reading “"Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."”
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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 "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
for the most part
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
lacking a conscience
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading I denied.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
at any time
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
estrangement from god
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
that is looked for
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
express in words
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Oh, in many small ways, but chiefly in this affair with the little lady of Appleby."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Tell me how, in God's name, that I may not die with that sin unrepented of."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So far as decent speech could compass it, I have ever sought to tell her what a conscienceless villain you are."
Chapter 5 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale by Francis Lynde holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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