Chapter XVIII of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy, “The Cure’s Embassy,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy, “The Cure’s Embassy,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging: “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer. Colonel’s quarters.” “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in? I am the parish priest, father Gibault.”
Chapter XVIII of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy, “The Cure’s Embassy,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading “Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:”
possessive form of “colonel” — 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
cause to stop
From this reading ““Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.”
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading ““But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?”
a local church community
From this reading “I am the parish priest, father Gibault.””
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “Colonel’s quarters.””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:”
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 “I am the parish priest, father Gibault.””
In this reading ““But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?”
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 “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the parish priest, father Gibault.”
react verbally
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
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 “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
possessive form of “colonel” — 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 Colonel’s quarters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I am the parish priest, father Gibault.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am the parish priest, father Gibault.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
cause to stop
From this reading “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
a local church community
From this reading I am the parish priest, father Gibault.”
go across or through
From this reading “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading I am the parish priest, father Gibault.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Colonel’s quarters.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
at the time that
From this reading Clark was about to answer deprecatingly, when the voice of the sentry at the lower door was heard challenging:
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “But if I wish to see the colonel, my friend,” said a mild voice, “can not I go in?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Halt! you kurn’t pass here, mounseer.
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