Chapter 11 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty. I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one. I will say that my hand shot that man. See, I will tell the story. I have told it many times to myself.
Chapter 11 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “"But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have told it many times to myself.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “I will say that my hand shot that man.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “See, I will tell the story.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I have told it many times to myself.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I have told it many times to myself.”
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 “I have told it many times to myself.”
In this reading “See, I will tell the story.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I will say that my hand shot that man.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I will say that my hand shot that man.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will say that my hand shot that man.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
express in words
From this reading I will say that my hand shot that man.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But see, _Mon Pere_, I am guilty.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I will say that my hand shot that man.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading See, I will tell the story.
express in words
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have told it many times to myself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go and tell the court that I am the guilty one.
Chapter 11 of The Shepherd of the North by Richard Aumerle Maher holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 407 sentences of The Shepherd of the North, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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