Chapter 9 of Years of Plenty is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Years of Plenty is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Virgil, the Victorian before his time. The cave scene, so refined and all that. Better than old Arthur from the barge. Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name. Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
Chapter 9 of Years of Plenty is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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push one's way
From this reading “Better than old Arthur from the barge.”
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
From this reading “Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.”
an athlete who lifts barbells
From this reading “Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.”
plural of “original” — an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
From this reading “Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.”
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.”
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading “Virgil, the Victorian before his time.”
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading “Virgil, the Victorian before his time.”
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 Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
(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 The cave scene, so refined and all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cave scene, so refined and all that.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Better than old Arthur from the barge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
push one's way
From this reading Better than old Arthur from the barge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Virgil, the Victorian before his time.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better than old Arthur from the barge.
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The cave scene, so refined and all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
divisible by two
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
at any time
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Better than old Arthur from the barge.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Virgil, the Victorian before his time.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
an athlete who lifts barbells
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Better than old Arthur from the barge.
plural of “original” — an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Virgil the most blatant pirate and lifter of literary goods that ever made a name.
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading The cave scene, so refined and all that.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The cave scene, so refined and all that.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The cave scene, so refined and all that.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better than old Arthur from the barge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cave scene, so refined and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Virgil, the Victorian before his time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Virgil, the Victorian before his time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading Virgil, the Victorian before his time.
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading Virgil, the Victorian before his time.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
which person or people
From this reading Virgil who couldn't even translate the originals right and showed himself to be a fool as well as a knave.
Chapter 9 of Years of Plenty by Ivor John Carnegie Brown holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 9 holds 399 sentences of Years of Plenty, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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