Chapter 8 of Tom Cringle's Log is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tom Cringle's Log is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’ Henry V, III. II. 12--13. The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
Chapter 8 of Tom Cringle's Log is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’”
a tavern where ale is sold
From this reading “Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’”
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading “The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.”
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.”
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading “The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’”
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From this reading 12--13.
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From this reading 12--13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
a tavern where ale is sold
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
(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 Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
set up or found
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry V, III.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Henry V, III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
in the near future
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Henry V, III.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The crib in which I was confined was as dark as pitch, and, as I soon found, as hot as the black-hole in Calcutta.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would I were in an alehouse in London, I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.’
Chapter 8 of Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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