Chapter 20 of Webster & Tourneur is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of Webster & Tourneur is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold. _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us? _Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now. _Sup._ Now, when I see it! _Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.
Chapter 20 of Webster & Tourneur is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 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.
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading “_Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “_Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold.”
someone who fits a garment to a particular person
From this reading “_Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “_Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “_Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?”
a small amount of liquid food
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “_Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.”
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading _Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold.
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold.
someone who fits a garment to a particular person
From this reading _Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading _Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sup._ Now, when I see it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sup._ Now, when I see it!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Sup._ Now, when I see it!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Amb._ 'Sfoot, brother, hold.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Amb._ Hold, hold, brother! there's fitter time than now.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Amb._ 'Tis too much seen already.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
at the time that
From this reading _Sup._ Now, when I see it!
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Sup._ Wouldst let the bastard shame us?
Chapter 20 of Webster & Tourneur by John Webster holds 354 sentences, grouped into 71 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 20 holds 354 sentences of Webster & Tourneur, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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