Chapter 5 of The Admiral's Daughter is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Admiral's Daughter is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones. ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’ ’My lord’s orders, sir,’ said the man. ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’ ’Did your lord require an answer?’
Chapter 5 of The Admiral's Daughter is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’”
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “’Did your lord require an answer?’”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.”
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
From this reading “’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading “’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’”
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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In this reading “’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.”
In this reading “’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.”
In this reading “’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’”
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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 ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
dwell
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
react verbally
From this reading ’Did your lord require an answer?’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ’Did your lord require an answer?’
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ’Did your lord require an answer?’
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ’My lord’s orders, sir,’ said the man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ’My lord’s orders, sir,’ said the man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ’My lord’s orders, sir,’ said the man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading ’My lord’s orders, sir,’ said the man.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading ’Did your lord require an answer?’
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
From this reading ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
term of address for a man
From this reading ’My lord’s orders, sir,’ said the man.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
at the time that
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ’Why shorten the life of a good horse?’
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ’He can never abide the idea of wasting an hour when there’s work to be done.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’You have ridden fast,’ said the Admiral in surly tones.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Did your lord require an answer?’
Chapter 5 of The Admiral's Daughter by Margaret Stuart Lane holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 5 holds 414 sentences of The Admiral's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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