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Chapter 3 of Red and White is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"None at all," answered Avice. "I would right fain see my Lord Prince." "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide. "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at." "Ill-favoured both?"
Chapter 3 of Red and White is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 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.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “"They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."”
having made preparations
From this reading “"I would right fain see my Lord Prince."”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “"And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None at all," answered Avice.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “"I would right fain see my Lord Prince."”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “"And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."”
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 "None at all," answered Avice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "None at all," answered Avice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "None at all," answered Avice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "None at all," answered Avice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Ill-favoured both?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
having made preparations
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
set up or found
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
a young female
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
usually used of a face
From this reading "Ill-favoured both?"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
not one, and not any
From this reading "None at all," answered Avice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And the King and Queen of France—be they here?" said Frideswide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They be so," replied Christian, as they found the girl was named: "but, gramercy! they be not much to look at."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would right fain see my Lord Prince."
Chapter 3 of Red and White by Emily Sarah Holt holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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