Chapter 12 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT SUPPER. _Mar_. "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan." _Sir And_. "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
Chapter 12 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 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.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “"O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “"O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."”
make imperfect
take in marriage
From this reading “"Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."”
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading “"Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “"Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “AT SUPPER.”
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 "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Sir And_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT SUPPER.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
make imperfect
From this reading _Mar_.
take in marriage
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
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, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Marry, sir, sometimes he is a kind of Puritan."
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading AT SUPPER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "O, if I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog."
Chapter 12 of The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 12 holds 255 sentences of The Old Helmet, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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