Chapter 12 of A King, and No King is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A King, and No King is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
p. 163, ll. 16--22. A, B, C and G] 9 ll. _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
Chapter 12 of A King, and No King is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”
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From this reading 16--22.
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From this reading 163, ll.
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From this reading 16--22.
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From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
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From this reading 163, ll.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading p.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
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