Chapter 3 of The power of sympathy is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The power of sympathy is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Harrington_ to _Worthy_. _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on. “Weigh matters maturely!” Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals? “What do I design to do with her?”
Chapter 3 of The power of sympathy is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading “Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading ““What do I design to do with her?””
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “_Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “_Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.”
plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “_Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.”
have a certain weight
From this reading ““Weigh matters maturely!””
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
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.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “What do I design to do with her?”
causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do I design to do with her?”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Harrington_ to _Worthy_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What do I design to do with her?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
the sound of laughing
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Weigh matters maturely!”
in a mature manner
From this reading “Weigh matters maturely!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Harrington_ to _Worthy_.
have a certain weight
From this reading “Weigh matters maturely!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do I design to do with her?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Ha! ha! why art thou not arrayed in canonicals?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What do I design to do with her?”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading _Harrington_ to _Worthy_.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Boston._ I CANNOT but laugh at your dull sermons, and yet I find something in them altogether displeasing; for this reason I permit you to prate on.
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