Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_King John_. Our strong possession, and our right, for us. _Elinor_. Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear. Shakspeare.
Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “Our strong possession, and our right, for us.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Our strong possession, and our right, for us.”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
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 “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
be unsuccessful
In this reading “Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Elinor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _King John_.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King John_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
not one, and not any
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
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 Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our strong possession, and our right, for us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your strong possession, much more than your right; Or else it must go wrong with you, and me: So much my conscience whispers in your ear, Which none but Heaven, and you, and I, shall hear.
Chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) by William Davy Watson holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) by William Davy Watson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) by William Davy Watson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2271 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36107 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #36107, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 189 minutes of reading across 455 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3) to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
