Chapter 16 of The Affable Stranger is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Affable Stranger is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty. To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw. But what is Loyalty? It is certainly time that we knew. During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
Chapter 16 of The Affable Stranger is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.”
showing lack of love for your country
From this reading “To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.”
past form of “investigate” — investigate scientifically
From this reading “LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.”
plural of “loyalty” — the quality of being loyal
From this reading “During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.”
the quality of being loyal
From this reading “LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.”
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.
a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
In this reading “During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what is Loyalty?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It is certainly time that we knew.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
showing lack of love for your country
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
past form of “investigate” — investigate scientifically
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is certainly time that we knew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is certainly time that we knew.
plural of “loyalty” — the quality of being loyal
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
the quality of being loyal
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
engage in
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
express in words
From this reading To say that a man is disloyal is to make him an outlaw.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is certainly time that we knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is certainly time that we knew.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is Loyalty?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading LOYALTY Another Master Word that needs to be investigated is Loyalty.
but in spite of that
From this reading During the Great War there was a confusion of loyalties that has not yet been cleared away.
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