Chapter 24 of King-Errant is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of King-Errant is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand. Angels opened it. Lo! God saith, To whom gave He this command? Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
Chapter 24 of King-Errant is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Angels opened it.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “God saith, To whom gave He this command?”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.”
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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In this reading “Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.”
In this reading “Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.”
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From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Angels opened it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Angels opened it.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lo!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Angels opened it.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
carry out
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fate knocked at the Door of Death, My soul in her hollow hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God saith, To whom gave He this command?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take him back to the Gates of Life And set his feet in the way So he and his children and his wife Will praise my mercy alway.
Chapter 24 of King-Errant by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 24 holds 165 sentences of King-Errant, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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