Chapter XXX of Tom Brown at Oxford, “The Night Watch,” is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX
Chapter XXX of Tom Brown at Oxford, “The Night Watch,” is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out." "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow." "Not I; why, we've only just come out. Didn't you hear? Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
Chapter XXX of Tom Brown at Oxford, “The Night Watch,” is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."”
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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 "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't you hear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't you hear?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
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From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
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From this reading "Not I; why, we've only just come out.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not I; why, we've only just come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not I; why, we've only just come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, but I say do come along; that's a good, fellow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not I; why, we've only just come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not I; why, we've only just come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wurley dared me to do a night's watching, and I said I meant to do it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may do as you please, but I'm going to see it out."
