Chapter 5 of The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes. Hang ye! Trust ye? With every minute you do change a mind. SHAKSPEARE.
Chapter 5 of The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Hang ye!”
third-person singular of “hew” — make or shape as with an axe
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
plural of “swim” — the act of swimming
From this reading “He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.”
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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 With every minute you do change a mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading With every minute you do change a mind.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With every minute you do change a mind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With every minute you do change a mind.
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Hang ye!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
third-person singular of “hew” — make or shape as with an axe
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading With every minute you do change a mind.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading With every minute you do change a mind.
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
plural of “swim” — the act of swimming
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Trust ye?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Hang ye!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With every minute you do change a mind.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes.
Chapter 5 of The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New by H. V. (Harriet Vaughan) Cheney holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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