Chapter 33 of Fortune is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Fortune is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave. It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow. And we were very hungry. There was also our captive to consider. Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
Chapter 33 of Fortune is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “There was also our captive to consider.”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.”
cause to become
From this reading “Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.”
hurting
From this reading “Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.”
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
From this reading “A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.”
plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.”
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 “A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.”
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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 A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
(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 Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
in addition
From this reading There was also our captive to consider.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we were very hungry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading There was also our captive to consider.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
deem to be
From this reading There was also our captive to consider.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
death of a person
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading And we were very hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was also our captive to consider.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
cause to become
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
hurting
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was also our captive to consider.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A SORTIE FROM THE CASTLE AS evening came on these speculations grew more grave.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
precisely as stated
From this reading And we were very hungry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not pleasant to think of spending the night in the open meadow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we were very hungry.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And we were very hungry.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
but in spite of that
From this reading Ease his bonds as we might, and render to him all the consideration that was within our power, he was yet in sore case.
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