Chapter 19 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.'] WISE. I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking. ATTEN. But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
Chapter 19 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.”
reduce to bankruptcy
From this reading “[BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']”
terminate
From this reading “I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “[BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “[BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “WISE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATTEN.
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From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
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From this reading But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
reduce to bankruptcy
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
terminate
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
the act of breaking something
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
a form of address for a man
From this reading But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [BADMAN IS A BANKRUPT, AND GETS BY IT 'HATFULS OF MONEY.']
express in words
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what do you mean by Mr. Badman's breaking?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading WISE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will tell you; it was this, he had an art to break, and get hatfuls of money by breaking.
Chapter 19 of Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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