A Clerk of Oxford, and His Adventures in the Barons' War

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The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

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_THE MAGICIAN'S TOWER._ "I trow there was no magic in it at all--or no magician," cried Joanna, with suppressed excitement of manner; "I believe it is nothing but some devilry and trickery of Tito's and Roger's. The more I think of it, the more certain do I become. They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything." Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group. The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

A Clerk of Oxford, and His Adventures in the Barons' War

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A Clerk of Oxford, and His Adventures in the Barons' War is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

Line 2

The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

/ðə mɔːr aɪ θɪŋk ʌv ɪt ðə mɔːr ˈsɜːrtən duː aɪ bɪˈkʌm/

Line 3

They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

/ðeɪ ɑːr æn ˈiːvəl per ənd ɑːr ˈkeɪpəbəl ʌv ˈeniθɪŋ/

Line 4

Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

Line 5

The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

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magic noun US /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading “_THE MAGICIAN'S TOWER._ "I trow there was no magic in it at all--or no magician," cried Joanna, with suppressed excitement of manner; "I believe it is nothing but some devilry and trickery of Tito's and Roger's.”

magician noun US /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

missing adjective US /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

From this reading “The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.”

quarters noun US /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

housing available for people to live in

From this reading “The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.”

Roger's noun US /ˈrɑːdʒərz/

possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

suppressed adjective US /səˈprest/

kept from public knowledge by various means

Tito's noun US /ˈtiːtoʊz/

possessive form of “tito” — Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)

trickery noun US /ˈtrɪkəri/

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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suppressed excitement adjective + noun

In this reading “_THE MAGICIAN'S TOWER._ "I trow there was no magic in it at all--or no magician," cried Joanna, with suppressed excitement of manner; "I believe it is nothing but some devilry and trickery of Tito's and Roger's.”

in the midst preposition + article + noun counted as “in … midst”

the middle or central part or point

In this reading “Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.”

strange thing adjective + noun

In this reading “The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.”

certain quarters adjective + noun

In this reading “The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 MAGICIAN'S TOWER._ "I trow there was no magic in it at all--or no magician," cried Joanna, with suppressed excitement of manner; "I believe it is nothing but some devilry and trickery of Tito's and Roger's.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

capableadjectiveUS /ˈkeɪpəbəl/

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

devilrynoun

wicked and cruel behavior

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

groupnounUS /ɡruːp/

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

Hugh

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From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

Joanna

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magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

MAGICIAN'S

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mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

pairnounUS /per/

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

housing available for people to live in

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

Roger'snounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/

possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Joanna was standing in the midst of an eager and interested group.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/

kept from public knowledge by various means

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are an evil pair, and are capable of anything."

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading The more I think of it, the more certain do I become.

Tito'snounUS /ˈtiːtoʊz/

possessive form of “tito” — Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)

TOWERnounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

trickerynounUS /ˈtrɪkəri/

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

trow

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading The whisper had gone out in certain quarters that a strange thing had happened, and that news might be had of the missing Hugh.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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