Chapter 4 of The Spanish Curate: A Comedy is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Spanish Curate: A Comedy is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He will prove too hard for me. _Lean_. I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady. _Bar_. I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
Chapter 4 of The Spanish Curate: A Comedy is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “He will prove too hard for me.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.”
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “He will prove too hard for me.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.”
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading “I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.”
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From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading _Bar_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
divisible by two
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading _Lean_.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
not any; not one
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will prove too hard for me.
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours, They had no mony, therefore I made even.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope he shall do, But your Chess-board is too hard for my head, line that, good Lady.
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