Chapter 9 of Torrent of Portyngale is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Torrent of Portyngale is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG. 7. DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.] VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.] [_Desonell bears twins.
Chapter 9 of Torrent of Portyngale is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading “[[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.”
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “[_Desonell bears twins.”
plural of “dot” — a very small circular shape
From this reading “[[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]”
a specific size and style of type within a type family
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “[[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.”
the process of generating offspring
From this reading “[[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]”
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 “[[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.”
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From this reading 7.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
(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 [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading [_Desonell bears twins.
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From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
plural of “dot” — a very small circular shape
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
used to form the superlative
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
the process of generating offspring
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]
the act of using
From this reading [[_all line-initial dots are printed as shown; for the most accurate reproduction, use a fixed-pitch font_]] [Headnote: FRAG.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII.[F7] [Footnote F7: In Halliwell’s edition I.]
Chapter 9 of Torrent of Portyngale by E. (Erich) [Editor] Adam holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 9 holds 275 sentences of Torrent of Portyngale, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Torrent of Portyngale by E. (Erich) [Editor] Adam exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 275 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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