Chapter 27 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER WHICH KING, BEZONIAN? The station-master was right. I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end. Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey. For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
Chapter 27 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading “Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.”
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.”
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading “Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.”
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.”
plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading “Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.”
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.”
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refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.”
hold back to a later time
In this reading “Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.”
through inherent nature
In this reading “Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER WHICH KING, BEZONIAN?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
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From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading UNDER WHICH KING, BEZONIAN?
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The station-master was right.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The station-master was right.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The station-master was right.
a special situation
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER WHICH KING, BEZONIAN?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The station-master was right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I saw how things were tending and how the revolt was sure to end.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading UNDER WHICH KING, BEZONIAN?
in the company of; together with
From this reading For one thing, I did not want to find myself shut up in the Duke's Castle along with the other martyrs of the new rule.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I was by nature so curious of the oddities of the business that I put off speaking to Keller Bey.
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