Chapter VI of Unnatural death, “Gossip,” is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of Unnatural death, “Gossip,” is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd. “How _very nice_. I do hope you will be settling down in the parish. We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about. There!
Chapter VI of Unnatural death, “Gossip,” is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading ““_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading ““_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.”
plural of “congregation” — a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading “We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading ““_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.”
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading “We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.”
a local church community
From this reading “I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.”
the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.”
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live in the house where one works
In this reading ““_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.”
In this reading “I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
plural of “congregation” — a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
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From this reading “How _very nice_.
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From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
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From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
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From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “How _very nice_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
a local church community
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
precisely as stated
From this reading “How _very nice_.
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From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We are _not_ too well off for week-day congregations—there is so much indifference and so much _Protestantism_ about.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I do hope you will be settling down in the parish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_With vollies of eternal babble._” Butler, _Hudibras_ “So you are thinking of coming to live in Leahampton,” said Miss Murgatroyd.
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