Chapter 5 of The Two Noble Kinsmen is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Two Noble Kinsmen is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MESSENGER. There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on. PIRITHOUS. O, he that’s freckle-faced? MESSENGER.
Chapter 5 of The Two Noble Kinsmen is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “MESSENGER.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.”
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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 There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
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From this reading O, he that’s freckle-faced?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O, he that’s freckle-faced?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
a person who carries a message
From this reading MESSENGER.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, he that’s freckle-faced?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIRITHOUS.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, he that’s freckle-faced?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
but in spite of that
From this reading There’s another, A little man, but of a tough soul, seeming As great as any; fairer promises In such a body yet I never looked on.
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