Chapter 17 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl. --A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely! And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute." It was Lord Rochester who spoke.
Chapter 17 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 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.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “"By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!”
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.”
in a courageous manner
From this reading “"By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!”
lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “--A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “--A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.”
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading “It was Lord Rochester who spoke.”
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading “And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
subject to laughter or ridicule
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
in a courageous manner
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading --A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Lord Rochester who spoke.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading --A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading --A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
not any; not one
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading It was Lord Rochester who spoke.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Lord Rochester who spoke.
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By the Mass, but the blackguard bears himself bravely!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Lord Rochester who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was Lord Rochester who spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, my lord, have no cause to be ashamed of your substitute."
Chapter 17 of The Noble Rogue by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 17 holds 144 sentences of The Noble Rogue, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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