Chapter 4 of Kisington Town is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Kisington Town is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea! If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something. The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt. In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom. Surely, some of your family will be among them.
Chapter 4 of Kisington Town is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 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.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.”
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading “"However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!”
superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “"However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!”
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading “In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.”
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 “If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.”
In this reading “If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Surely, some of your family will be among them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
a social unit living together
From this reading Surely, some of your family will be among them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the company will be all the grandest nobles of the Kingdom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
go across or through
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, some of your family will be among them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "However," said the Landlord, eyeing the Lion appraisingly, "I have an idea!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Surely, some of your family will be among them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The Prince and his train are to pass here on their way to the Ancient Wood, where they will hunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you will remain with me for some hours, I will show you something.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Surely, some of your family will be among them.
Chapter 4 of Kisington Town by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 421 sentences of Kisington Town, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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