Chapter 3 of The Rolliad, in Two Parts is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rolliad, in Two Parts is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADDRESSED TO MR. ANSTY. Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction. What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide! Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
Chapter 3 of The Rolliad, in Two Parts is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!”
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading “Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.”
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading “What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.”
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading “Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!”
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 “Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading ADDRESSED TO MR.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANSTY.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!
censure severely or angrily
From this reading What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
the sound of laughing
From this reading What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ADDRESSED TO MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a human being
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
refrain from harming
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ADDRESSED TO MR.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading Oh! how we all long for a WESTMINSTER Guide!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What novels to laugh at! what follies to chide!
in or at the place that
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
but in spite of that
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Poet to town, my friend ANSTY, or if you refuse A visit in person, yet spare us your muse: Give her wing, ere too late for this city’s election, Where much waits her comment, and more her correction.
Chapter 3 of The Rolliad, in Two Parts by Richard Tickell holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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 3 holds 43 sentences of The Rolliad, in Two Parts, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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Work through the 9 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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