Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much. SHAKSPEARE. There was no sleep for Randolph that night. One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth. One word had dissolved the airy castle.
Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 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.
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading “One word had dissolved the airy castle.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “One word had dissolved the airy castle.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.”
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading “One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.”
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading “One word had dissolved the airy castle.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.”
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading “Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading One word had dissolved the airy castle.
(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 One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading One word had dissolved the airy castle.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading One word had dissolved the airy castle.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
an opposing military force
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
a particular point in time
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sleep for Randolph that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading One word had dissolved the airy castle.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading One moment had dissipated all the dreams of his youth.
Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) by William Davy Watson holds 300 sentences, grouped into 60 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 12 holds 300 sentences of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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