Chapter 22 of Count Zarka: A Romance is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Count Zarka: A Romance is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet. But the other made no suggestion of taking it up. “What nonsense! What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly. “Please show me the way and let me go.
Chapter 22 of Count Zarka: A Romance is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““What nonsense!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Please show me the way and let me go.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.”
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.
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In this reading “What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
in an indignant manner
From this reading What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading What madness!” she exclaimed indignantly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
not any; not one
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “What nonsense!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading IN THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK She threw one down at Philippa’s feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But the other made no suggestion of taking it up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Please show me the way and let me go.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What nonsense!
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