Chapter 21 of A Noble Name is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of A Noble Name is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHIPWRECK. When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle. He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long? I have been here an hour." "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
Chapter 21 of A Noble Name is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Do not be angry with me," she begged.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Do not be angry with me," she begged.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
with speed
From this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading “SHIPWRECK.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
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.
return home
In this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
In this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
In this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have been here an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have been here an hour."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I have been here an hour."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been here an hour."
immediately past
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
with speed
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading SHIPWRECK.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
in the direction of
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
at the time that
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
in or at the place that
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
Chapter 21 of A Noble Name by Claire von Glümer holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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