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Chapter 4 of From the Five Rivers is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest." It was too much. He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury. "Then I will buy thee. Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
Chapter 4 of From the Five Rivers is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the father of your spouse
From this reading “Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “"But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.”
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading “He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.”
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.”
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.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Then I will buy thee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
the father of your spouse
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
in a willing manner
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
death of a person
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too much.
engage in
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was too much.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Thy father-in-law has the right, for the saint is half dead already.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Then I will buy thee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too much.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then I will buy thee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading "But I would make thy grave gladly, Mir sahib, and then may be thou wouldst find rest."
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading He seized her by the wrist and glared at her, every evil instinct roused to fury.
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