Chapter 17 of Claire is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Claire is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE. It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again. His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak. They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May. Philip was fired with impatience.
Chapter 17 of Claire is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.”
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading “His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “Philip was fired with impatience.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.”
hold back to a later time
From this reading “They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.”
a three-sided polygon
From this reading “ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE.”
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 “Philip was fired with impatience.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.”
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 ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
anew
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
having lost your job
From this reading Philip was fired with impatience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Philip was fired with impatience.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip was fired with impatience.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
hold back to a later time
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
not in physical motion
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
a three-sided polygon
From this reading ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE.
up to a particular time
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
precisely as stated
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading His convalescence had been slow, and he was still very weak.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was well into April before Lawrence was able to walk again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had planned to start out by the end of April, but they were compelled to postpone the journey until the middle of May.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Philip was fired with impatience.
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