Chapter 6 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10 is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10 is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND. THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE. MR. HARTOPP HAT IN HAND TO GENTLEMAN WAIFE. Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
Chapter 6 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10 is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
From this reading “THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.”
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.”
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.”
third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
an endowed church office giving income to its holder
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
a man of refinement
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading HARTOPP HAT IN HAND TO GENTLEMAN WAIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTOPP HAT IN HAND TO GENTLEMAN WAIFE.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading HARTOPP HAT IN HAND TO GENTLEMAN WAIFE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HARTOPP HAT IN HAND TO GENTLEMAN WAIFE.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE OLD FRIEND RECONCILES ASTROLOGY TO PRUDENCE, AND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BENEFICE.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Waife fell on the floor of his threshold, exclaiming, sobbing, moaning, as voice itself gradually died away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE DOES NOT FORGET AN OLD FRIEND.
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