Chapter 2 of A Princess of Thule is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Princess of Thule is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FAIR-HAIRED STRANGER. “Why you must be in love with her yourself!” “I in love with her? Sheila and I are too old friends for that!” The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
Chapter 2 of A Princess of Thule is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “THE FAIR-HAIRED STRANGER.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
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 “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
In this reading “The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.”
In this reading “Sheila and I are too old friends for that!””
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
a member of a clan
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
favorite
From this reading THE FAIR-HAIRED STRANGER.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I in love with her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
the force of workers available
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE FAIR-HAIRED STRANGER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIR-HAIRED STRANGER.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Sheila and I are too old friends for that!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The speakers were two young men seated in the stern of the steamer Clansman as she ploughed her way across the blue and rushing waters of the Minch.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Why you must be in love with her yourself!”
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