Chapter 13 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The enemy came and argued frankly with him. “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy. “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness. Go back. Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
Chapter 13 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading ““You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.”
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “The enemy came and argued frankly with him.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading ““You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “The enemy came and argued frankly with him.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
the state of nonexistence
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Go back.”
In this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Go back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go back.
the act of departing
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
intense and profound fear
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
the state of nonexistence
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
not in physical motion
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
during the time that
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
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