Chapter 1 of Ye butcher, ye baker, ye candlestick-maker is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Ye butcher, ye baker, ye candlestick-maker is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER. By Robert Seaver. With wood-cut illustrations. 16mo, 50 cents, _net_. Postage 5 cents.
Chapter 1 of Ye butcher, ye baker, ye candlestick-maker is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “16mo, 50 cents, _net_.”
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading “Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With wood-cut illustrations.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
the charge for mailing something
From this reading “Postage 5 cents.”
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.
In this reading “Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.”
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From this reading 16mo, 50 cents, _net_.
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From this reading Postage 5 cents.
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From this reading 16mo, 50 cents, _net_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 16mo, 50 cents, _net_.
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With wood-cut illustrations.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, 50 cents, _net_.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading 16mo, 50 cents, _net_.
the charge for mailing something
From this reading Postage 5 cents.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
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From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With wood-cut illustrations.
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From this reading With wood-cut illustrations.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Books Designed and Illustrated By Robert Seaver YE BUTCHER, YE BAKER, YE CANDLESTICK-MAKER.
Chapter 1 of Ye butcher, ye baker, ye candlestick-maker by Robert Seaver holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 1 holds 77 sentences of Ye butcher, ye baker, ye candlestick-maker, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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