Chapter 9 of Barbarossa is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Barbarossa is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room. "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side. "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope." "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it." "To what end?"
Chapter 9 of Barbarossa is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “"You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “"You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.”
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “"Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "To what end?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."
express in speech
From this reading "Sire, it is impossible; I must speak to you of it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
in the direction of
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Victor protested his ready obedience, and bowed himself out of the room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "To what end?"
which person or people
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will have to come to it," said Frederic, turning towards Dassel, who had kept to one side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will remember," he added, "that you have heard nothing of our conversation with the Pope."
Chapter 9 of Barbarossa by Conrad von Bolanden holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 415 sentences of Barbarossa, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Barbarossa by Conrad von Bolanden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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