Chapter 21 of Phroso: A Romance is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Phroso: A Romance is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation. I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face. She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once. ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you. I must lay one more burden on you.
Chapter 21 of Phroso: A Romance is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “I must lay one more burden on you.”
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading “I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.”
make square
From this reading “She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
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 “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.”
In this reading “I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
In this reading “I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
not one, and not any
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must lay one more burden on you.
on one occasion
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
express in speech
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
make square
From this reading She met my eyes full and square, and began to speak to me at once.
in a swift manner
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
a special situation
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had looked for some embarrassment, but there was none in her face.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS She came up to me swiftly and without hesitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I must ask one thing of you.
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