Chapter 7 of Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity is here in full — 889 sentences across 178 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity is here in full — 889 sentences across 178 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’ ‘So is my mind.’ ‘All may go well.’ ‘Miriam, we have seen the best. Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
Chapter 7 of Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity is here in full — 889 sentences across 178 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “‘Miriam, we have seen the best.”
the act of conquering
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “_Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “_Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.”
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.
(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 ‘All may go well.’
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ‘Miriam, we have seen the best.
the act of conquering
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
a young female
From this reading Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘All may go well.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Miriam, we have seen the best.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘All may go well.’
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ‘So is my mind.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Miriam, we have seen the best.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘So is my mind.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Miriam, we have seen the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘So is my mind.’
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Miriam, we have seen the best.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘All may go well.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Conquest of the Seljuks_ YOUR face is troubled, uncle.’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Prepare yourself for sorrow, gentle girl.
Chapter 7 of Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli holds 889 sentences, grouped into 178 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.
Chapter 7 holds 889 sentences of Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity, unabridged, divided into 178 reading sections.
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