Chapter 2 of The Works of Richard Hurd, Volume 3 (of 8) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Works of Richard Hurd, Volume 3 (of 8) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment. So bright a flame was not easily extinguished. MR. WALLER. It continued for some time in all its vigour.
Chapter 2 of The Works of Richard Hurd, Volume 3 (of 8) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 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.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.”
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading “So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.”
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading “WALLER.”
third-person singular of “warm” — get warm or warmer
From this reading “This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It continued for some time in all its vigour.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.
without stop or interruption
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So bright a flame was not easily extinguished.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
forceful exertion
From this reading It continued for some time in all its vigour.
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading WALLER.
third-person singular of “warm” — get warm or warmer
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This was indeed a triumph, the very memory of which warms you to this moment.
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