Chapter 23 of Beware, the Usurpers! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Beware, the Usurpers! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty. No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood! No wonder we all looked like red Indians! "Who's the senior ghoul among you?" I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
Chapter 23 of Beware, the Usurpers! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!”
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading “I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.”
someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
From this reading “"Who's the senior ghoul among you?"”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.”
a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading “I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “"Who's the senior ghoul among you?"”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.”
the act of swimming
From this reading “No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!”
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.
being ten more than one hundred ninety
In this reading “There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.”
the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment
In this reading “No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!”
In this reading “No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
(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 No wonder we all looked like red Indians!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Who's the senior ghoul among you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
possessive form of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
From this reading "Who's the senior ghoul among you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
ten 10s
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading No wonder we all looked like red Indians!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading No wonder we all looked like red Indians!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading No wonder we all looked like red Indians!
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading No wonder we all looked like red Indians!
a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading "Who's the senior ghoul among you?"
being one more than fifteen
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
the act of swimming
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No wonder we all looked like red Indians!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were sixteen of them left--sixteen out of two hundred and fifty.
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's the senior ghoul among you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder the castle's great hall was swimming with blood!
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading I asked, and a white-haired robot encased by a yellow lumpy godhelpus moved forward a little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who's the senior ghoul among you?"
Chapter 23 of Beware, the Usurpers! by Robert W. Krepps holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 23 holds 143 sentences of Beware, the Usurpers!, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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