Chapter 25 of Honor of Thieves: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Honor of Thieves: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLOSING STRANDS. Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair. She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his. He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it. “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
Chapter 25 of Honor of Thieves: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “CLOSING STRANDS.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.”
very recently
From this reading “Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.”
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading “She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.”
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “CLOSING STRANDS.”
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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obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.”
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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 Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
the act of closing something
From this reading CLOSING STRANDS.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
dearly loved
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
depressingly dark
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
very recently
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading CLOSING STRANDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t feel cheerful, my dear, and that’s a fact,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She perched herself upon the arm and leaned her shoulder against his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was looking gloomy, and she commented on it.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Hamilton Fairfax came into the drawing-room of their newly bought house in Kent and kissed his wife, and sat down in a deep armchair.
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