Chapter 6 of God and the King is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of God and the King is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?" He replied to her tone more than to her words. "Nay, I must." He pressed the fingers lying cold under his. "Do thou forgive me, but I must."
Chapter 6 of God and the King is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"”
any strong feeling
From this reading “THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"Do thou forgive me, but I must."”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “"Nay, I must."”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.”
and nothing more
From this reading “THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do thou forgive me, but I must."
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
any strong feeling
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Do thou forgive me, but I must."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nay, I must."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do thou forgive me, but I must."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Nay, I must."
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, I must."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
compacted by ironing
From this reading He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
and nothing more
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Do thou forgive me, but I must."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He pressed the fingers lying cold under his.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
the words that are spoken
From this reading He replied to her tone more than to her words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SILENT WOOD Mary answered simply, but with a dreadful force of emotion— "You will go?"
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