Chapter 1 of By Right of Sword is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of By Right of Sword is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc. "Don't worry your head about me. I shall be all right. I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about. I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
Chapter 1 of By Right of Sword is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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kindly endorsement and guidance
From this reading “I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't worry your head about me.”
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 “I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.”
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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 I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't worry your head about me.
(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 I shall be all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
kindly endorsement and guidance
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be all right.
for the reason that
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry your head about me.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Don't worry your head about me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be all right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
the act of departing
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't worry your head about me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
by chance
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I shall be all right.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be all right.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
express in words
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I have done with England: and as the auspices are all for war, I mean to have a shy in.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Sir Jaffray's Wife," "Parson Thring's Secret," Etc., Etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't worry your head about me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I did not see you before leaving because of the scene with your sister and Cargill, which they may perhaps tell you about.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't worry your head about me.
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