Chapter 11 of Barclay of the Guides is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Barclay of the Guides is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper. "Here is food and drink." Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously. "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper. "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
Chapter 11 of Barclay of the Guides is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.”
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading “"The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “"The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.”
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “"The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.”
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.
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In this reading “Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.”
In this reading “"Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.”
In this reading “Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
(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 "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here is food and drink."
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
take in liquids
From this reading "Here is food and drink."
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "Here is food and drink."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is food and drink."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is food and drink."
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
in the manner of someone who is very hungry
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Hush!" said the khansaman in a whisper.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The tyrant has sworn he will dismiss us all if you escape, and I have to think of the master.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ahmed seized upon the jar of water and drank his fill, then upon the bread covered with honey, and ate ravenously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot set you free," said the khansaman, still in a whisper.
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