Chapter 27 of One Woman is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of One Woman is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday. The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news. The die was cast. Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised. "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
Chapter 27 of One Woman is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or send forth
From this reading “The die was cast.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.”
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading “Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.”
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading “Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.”
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.
the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
In this reading “Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.”
In this reading “OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.”
In this reading “OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.”
In this reading “The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.”
work for or be a servant to
In this reading “The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
put or send forth
From this reading The die was cast.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The die was cast.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
in the direction of
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "She's in it by now," he said to himself, as he walked across the golf-links towards Old Town.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD TOWN Next day was Sunday.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Colonel waited on the cliff for his paper, which brought the expected news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Germany had proclaimed martial law: she was already at war with Russia; France had mobilised.
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