Chapter 9 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VISION OF THE ISLE. "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again! I'll cross it though it blast me. Stay, illusion! If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
Chapter 9 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “"But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!”
make a strident sound
From this reading “I'll cross it though it blast me.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “I'll cross it though it blast me.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “Stay, illusion!”
a small island
From this reading “THE VISION OF THE ISLE.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “THE VISION OF THE ISLE.”
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.
In this reading “"But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!”
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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 If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
anew
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
see with attention
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
make a strident sound
From this reading I'll cross it though it blast me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
travel across or pass over
From this reading I'll cross it though it blast me.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll cross it though it blast me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Stay, illusion!
a small island
From this reading THE VISION OF THE ISLE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll cross it though it blast me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VISION OF THE ISLE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
express in speech
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stay, illusion!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISION OF THE ISLE.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I'll cross it though it blast me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
the act of using
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE VISION OF THE ISLE.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading If thou hast any sound, or use a voice, Speak to me!"--HAMLET.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But soft: behold! lo, where it comes again!
Chapter 9 of The queen of the isle by May Agnes Fleming holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 9 holds 122 sentences of The queen of the isle, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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