Chapter VI
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WOMAN’S LOVE. XLI. THE WORK OF AN HOUR. “Base is the slave that pays.” —HENRY V.
The Sword of Damocles
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Sword of Damocles is here in full — 878 sentences across 176 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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WOMAN’S
LOVE.
XLI.
THE
WORK
OF
AN
HOUR.
“Base
is
the
slave
that
pays.”
—HENRY
V.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Sword of Damocles
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Sword of Damocles is here in full — 878 sentences across 176 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/175 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
WOMAN’S
LOVE.
/ˈwʊmənz lʌv/
Line 2
XLI.
Line 3
THE
WORK
OF
AN
HOUR.
/ðə wɜːrk ʌv æn ˈaʊər/
Line 4
“Base
is
the
slave
that
pays.”
/beɪs ɪz ðə sleɪv ðæt peɪz/
Line 5
—HENRY
V.
/ˈhenri viː/
Learner Dictionary
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.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading ““Base is the slave that pays.””
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “—HENRY V.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “THE WORK OF AN HOUR.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “WOMAN’S LOVE.”
pays
noun
US /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading ““Base is the slave that pays.””
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading ““Base is the slave that pays.””
woman's
noun
US /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “THE WORK OF AN HOUR.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
All words in this reading · 15
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WORK OF AN HOUR.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Base is the slave that pays.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading —HENRY V.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE WORK OF AN HOUR.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Base is the slave that pays.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading WOMAN’S LOVE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORK OF AN HOUR.
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “Base is the slave that pays.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Base is the slave that pays.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Base is the slave that pays.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORK OF AN HOUR.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading —HENRY V.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading WOMAN’S LOVE.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE WORK OF AN HOUR.
XLIadjective
being one more than forty
From this reading XLI.
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