Chapter 7 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE. "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
Chapter 7 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
a small inlet
From this reading “THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
provide entertainment for
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.”
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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 "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE.
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
a small inlet
From this reading THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
provide entertainment for
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE.
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF TALLAND COVE.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
at the time that
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
Chapter 7 of The Mayor of Troy by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 7 holds 351 sentences of The Mayor of Troy, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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