Chapter 12 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.] WISEMAN. Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning? Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary. Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
Chapter 12 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading “Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.”
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “[BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]”
the next day
From this reading “Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading [BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading [BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading [BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading [BADMAN'S DEATH AND ITS AWFUL CONSEQUENCES.]
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
the next day
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Methinks you look as if you were concerned about something more than ordinary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WISEMAN.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good morrow, my good neighbour, Mr. Attentive; whither are you walking so early this morning?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you lost any of your cattle, or what is the matter?
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