Chapter 12 of For the White Christ is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of For the White Christ is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But about and between Went baleful fate. LAY OF SIGURD. As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party. Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence. His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
Chapter 12 of For the White Christ is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.”
deadly or sinister
From this reading “But about and between Went baleful fate.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
From this reading “Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.”
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading “As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.”
(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
From this reading “LAY OF SIGURD.”
move stealthily
From this reading “Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.”
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.
leave furtively and stealthily
In this reading “Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.”
In this reading “As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
deadly or sinister
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
accept an excuse for
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
set up or found
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading LAY OF SIGURD.
any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAY OF SIGURD.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
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 His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
From this reading LAY OF SIGURD.
move stealthily
From this reading Even Lupus found means to slip away from the king’s presence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But about and between Went baleful fate.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading His excuse was that he wished to attend the queen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Roland had predicted, nothing arose to interfere with the plans of the maying party.
Chapter 12 of For the White Christ by Robert Ames Bennet holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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