Chapter 4 of Red and White is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Red and White is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There is only one comfort thereanent. I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded." "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time. The tears came to Agnes’s eyes. She could not say that it did.
Chapter 4 of Red and White is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “"There is only one comfort thereanent.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “"Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.”
having been taken in marriage
From this reading “I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."”
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 "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tears came to Agnes’s eyes.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The tears came to Agnes’s eyes.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "There is only one comfort thereanent.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not say that it did.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She could not say that it did.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The tears came to Agnes’s eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is only one comfort thereanent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not say that it did.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is only one comfort thereanent.
and nothing more
From this reading "There is only one comfort thereanent.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
express in words
From this reading She could not say that it did.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not say that it did.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The tears came to Agnes’s eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could not say that it did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tears came to Agnes’s eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is only one comfort thereanent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is only one comfort thereanent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
having been taken in marriage
From this reading I shall, may-be, never live to be wedded."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear my Lady, pray you"—— "Does it look likely, Agnes?" said Lady Anne with a quiet smile,—scarcely a sad one this time.
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