Chapter 4 of Patricia at the inn is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Patricia at the inn is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord. “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.” “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth. I beg you to believe me.” “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
Chapter 4 of Patricia at the inn is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 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.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg you to believe me.””
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading ““Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading ““I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading ““Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.”
express through a scornful smile
From this reading ““I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.”
a shaky motion
From this reading ““Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading ““I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.”
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 ““If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.””
In this reading ““If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.””
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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 “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
(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 “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I beg you to believe me.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I beg you to believe me.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
express through a scornful smile
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
express in speech
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Oh, sir,” she said, trembling like a reed in the wind, “it is indeed the truth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Madam, I will not be trifled with,” said the landlord.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “I never saw a worse hand at a lie,” said the landlord, with a sneer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you do not speak the truth to me, all three of you shall be given up.”
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