Chapter 24 of The White Ladies of Worcester is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The White Ladies of Worcester is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop. Gallop! Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway. Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam. Important work lies ahead.
Chapter 24 of The White Ladies of Worcester is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Gallop!”
abounding in grass
From this reading “Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.”
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.”
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading “STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.”
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
at or in the front
From this reading Important work lies ahead.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Gallop!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
abounding in grass
From this reading Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.
act or move at high speed
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.
of great significance or value
From this reading Important work lies ahead.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Important work lies ahead.
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading Gallop! along the grassy rides, beside the hard highway.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
not in physical motion
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hasten good Shulamite, black and comely still, though flecked with foam.
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading STRONG TO ACT; ABLE TO ENDURE Back to Worcester rode the Bishop.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Important work lies ahead.
Chapter 24 of The White Ladies of Worcester by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 24 holds 102 sentences of The White Ladies of Worcester, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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