Chapter 9 of Double Trouble is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Double Trouble is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?" But her proud face grew tender. Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank? You are you, we are we, I am I!" --_The Cheating of Zenobia_.
Chapter 9 of Double Trouble is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
not faithful to a spouse or lover
From this reading “--_The Cheating of Zenobia_.”
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
go at a rack
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading “THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"”
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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 Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You are you, we are we, I am I!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are you, we are we, I am I!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her proud face grew tender.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
not faithful to a spouse or lover
From this reading --_The Cheating of Zenobia_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But her proud face grew tender.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But her proud face grew tender.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her proud face grew tender.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You are you, we are we, I am I!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
in motion
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading But her proud face grew tender.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
go at a rack
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading But her proud face grew tender.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You are you, we are we, I am I!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Down she stepped from her throne--made him free; "Love," she said, with a sigh, "What is rank?
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are you, we are we, I am I!"
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading THE MOVING FINGER WRITES To the Queen came the guard full of zeal: Haled in bonds the Pretender: "Shall it be noose or knout, rack or wheel?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Cheating of Zenobia_.
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