Chapter 3 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enter LADY K. LADY K.--What was that noise, pray? JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady. I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing. I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
Chapter 3 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.”
-ing form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “LADY K.--What was that noise, pray?”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.”
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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 JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter LADY K.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
-ing form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Enter LADY K.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Enter LADY K.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
a unit of instruction
From this reading I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading LADY K.--What was that noise, pray?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was learning him his lesson, my lady, and he was a-crying it out.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading LADY K.--What was that noise, pray?
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LADY K.--What was that noise, pray?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was instructing him to keep his hands from picking and stealing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY K.--What was that noise, pray?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LADY K.--What was that noise, pray?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading JOHN.--A difference between me and young Page, my lady.
Chapter 3 of The Wolves and the Lamb by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 3 holds 251 sentences of The Wolves and the Lamb, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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