Chapter 27 of A Captive of the Roman Eagles is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A Captive of the Roman Eagles is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble. "Ha, more, far more than this! Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard. What? They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
Chapter 27 of A Captive of the Roman Eagles is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide as food
From this reading “They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?”
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading “Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “"You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.”
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading “They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?”
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.”
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 “They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?”
In this reading “"Ha, more, far more than this!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Ha, more, far more than this!
provide as food
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
let have
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha, more, far more than this!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Ha, more, far more than this!
impressive in appearance
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Ha, more, far more than this!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What?
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading They are not willing to grant us land enough on the northern shore of the lake to feed our growing population?
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Like the wolf of hell, this Rome opens her jaws to swallow all Mittelgard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You have planned all this alone?" asked the young noble.
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