Chapter 26 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVERYTHING LAID LOW. The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion. The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster. In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent. His own postilions lost their little savings.
Chapter 26 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.”
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading “His own postilions lost their little savings.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.”
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 “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
In this reading “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
In this reading “In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.”
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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 The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
(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 The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading EVERYTHING LAID LOW.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own postilions lost their little savings.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
a search for knowledge
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
set down according to a plan
From this reading EVERYTHING LAID LOW.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His own postilions lost their little savings.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading His own postilions lost their little savings.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading EVERYTHING LAID LOW.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own postilions lost their little savings.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
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From this reading His own postilions lost their little savings.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading His own postilions lost their little savings.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The court of inquiry brought to light all the secrets of the Lion.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The landlord was shown to be a perfect monster.
which person or people
From this reading In order to satisfy those who insisted upon fair dealing and their full rights, he had sacrificed the humble and dependent.
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