Chapter 6 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 12 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 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 12 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAIRTHORN FRIGHTENS SOPHY. SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE. Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches! Waife hears it at noon from his window. Hark!
Chapter 6 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 12 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 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.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!”
third-person singular of “frighten” — cause fear in
From this reading “FAIRTHORN FRIGHTENS SOPHY.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Hark!”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Waife hears it at noon from his window.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.”
having no leaves
From this reading “Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!”
the middle of the day
From this reading “Waife hears it at noon from his window.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAIRTHORN FRIGHTENS SOPHY.
a social unit living together
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
third-person singular of “frighten” — cause fear in
From this reading FAIRTHORN FRIGHTENS SOPHY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark!
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
having no leaves
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
the middle of the day
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR ISAAC IS INVITED BY DARRELL, AND FORMS ONE OF A FAMILY CIRCLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAIRTHORN FRIGHTENS SOPHY.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Waife hears it at noon from his window.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Such a sweet voice in singing breaks out from yon leafless beeches!
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