Chapter 4 of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_First Friar._ Here is the Superior. _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush! I will hear him to the end. _Paul Ruttledge._ That is not all. These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
Chapter 4 of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
highly skilled
From this reading “These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “I will hear him to the end.”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “_First Friar._ Here is the Superior.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I will hear him to the end.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “_A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “_A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “_First Friar._ Here is the Superior.”
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.
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 _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!
highly skilled
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Paul Ruttledge._ That is not all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I will hear him to the end.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Friar._ Here is the Superior.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading _First Friar._ Here is the Superior.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I will hear him to the end.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _First Friar._ Here is the Superior.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will hear him to the end.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will hear him to the end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Friar._ Here is the Superior.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Paul Ruttledge._ That is not all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading _Paul Ruttledge._ That is not all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Paul Ruttledge._ That is not all.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading _A Friar._ He has been saying---- _Superior._ Hush!
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading _First Friar._ Here is the Superior.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Paul Ruttledge._ That is not all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Friar._ Here is the Superior.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will hear him to the end.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will hear him to the end.
but in spite of that
From this reading These things may be accomplished and yet nothing be accomplished.
Chapter 4 of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 418 sentences of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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