Chapter IX of Blood Royal: A Novel, “A Sudden Resolve,” is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Blood Royal: A Novel, “A Sudden Resolve,” is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!' Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile. ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places. Eight bars before beginning. No, _not_ yet, Miss Tradescant.
Chapter IX of Blood Royal: A Novel, “A Sudden Resolve,” is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 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.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading “Eight bars before beginning.”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “|Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'”
extremely silly or stupid
From this reading “Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.”
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “|Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.”
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 “|Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'”
be included in or classified as
In this reading “['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.”
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 Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
on or to one side
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Eight bars before beginning.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Eight bars before beginning.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Eight bars before beginning.
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
being one more than seven
From this reading Eight bars before beginning.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
extremely silly or stupid
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading No, _not_ yet, Miss Tradescant.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
not any; not one
From this reading No, _not_ yet, Miss Tradescant.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, _not_ yet, Miss Tradescant.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)
From this reading No, _not_ yet, Miss Tradescant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading ['Strike up the violin, Maud!' aside.) 'Bow, and fall into places.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Plantagenet murmured with a bland and inane smile.
but in spite of that
From this reading No, _not_ yet, Miss Tradescant.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Now, then, young gentlemen, choose your partners!'
Chapter 9 of Blood Royal: A Novel by Grant Allen holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 117 sentences of Blood Royal: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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