Chapter 13 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 1 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 1 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour. 81 _Aur._ Music, music! _Enter_ PREPASSO. _Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke? _Aur._ Music!
Chapter 13 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 1 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 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.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “_Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke?”
to come or go into
the state of being honored
From this reading “_Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “81 _Aur._ Music, music!”
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “_Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “_Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke?”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “_Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading 81 _Aur._ Music, music!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 81 _Aur._ Music, music!
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ PREPASSO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
the state of being honored
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading 81 _Aur._ Music, music!
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
From this reading _Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ PREPASSO.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
cut with a saw
From this reading _Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading _Maq._ Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.
which person or people
From this reading _Prep._ Who saw the duke? the duke?
Chapter 13 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 1 by John Marston holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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