Chapter 29 of My Lady Rotha: A Romance is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of My Lady Rotha: A Romance is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER THE TILES. He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face. 'So?' he said. 'Is that what you would be at? But you go fast.
Chapter 29 of My Lady Rotha: A Romance is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “But you go fast.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.”
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading “UNDER THE TILES.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER THE TILES.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'Is that what you would be at?”
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 He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you go fast.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading But you go fast.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But you go fast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'So?' he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So?' he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE TILES.
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading UNDER THE TILES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE TILES.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had a light in his hand, and he held it up to my face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Is that what you would be at?
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