Chapter 25 of Spears of destiny is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Spears of destiny is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat. "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded. "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home! Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place. They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
Chapter 25 of Spears of destiny is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.”
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “"Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.”
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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forsake, leave behind
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
anew
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
the act of departing
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
go away from a place
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
term of address for a man
From this reading "Ah, fair sir, the sight of English faces is like home!
a loose outer coat usually of rich material
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Art never going off to leave me again, Messer Hugh?" she pleaded.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading VENGEANCE Dame Alicia twisted her fingers in the folds of Hugh's surcoat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They will come and cut my throat, the wretches.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Certes, you will not abandon me in this awful place.
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