Chapter 16 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice. Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats. _Borachio_. Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me. SHAKSPEARE.
Chapter 16 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading “Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.”
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading “_Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.”
unvarying in nature
From this reading “Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading “Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “_Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “_Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.”
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 “_Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.”
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 Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Borachio_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
unvarying in nature
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Don John._ Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me.
Chapter 16 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3) by William Davy Watson holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 16 holds 133 sentences of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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