Chapter 6 of Barbara Winslow, Rebel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Barbara Winslow, Rebel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly. "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise. He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself." "When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment. "La! child, where be thy wits?
Chapter 6 of Barbara Winslow, Rebel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “"When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.”
in a heated manner
From this reading “"The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.”
plural of “knave” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “"They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “"They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “"La! child, where be thy wits?”
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 “"When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.”
In this reading “He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."”
In this reading “He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
anew
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading "When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "La! child, where be thy wits?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
in a heated manner
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When he comes again!" cried Deborah in blank astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
plural of “knave” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "La! child, where be thy wits?
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
not any; not one
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
express in words
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Duke is no coward," exclaimed Prue hotly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "La! child, where be thy wits?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
at the time that
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
in or at the place that
From this reading "La! child, where be thy wits?
which person or people
From this reading "They be but lying knaves who say otherwise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading "La! child, where be thy wits?
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading He is worthy to be followed and," with a saucy glance at her father, "when he comes again I’ll follow him myself."
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