Chapter 10 of The Castle of Twilight is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Castle of Twilight is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise. Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?” Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up. “I will seek him. An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
Chapter 10 of The Castle of Twilight is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.””
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.”
try to get or reach
From this reading ““I will seek him.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.””
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?””
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ““Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.”
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading ““Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I will seek him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
try to get or reach
From this reading “I will seek him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An he be about the Castle, he will surely come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Alixe, ’tis long time now since I saw Courtoise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Alixe let her poetry go, and jumped hastily up.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will seek him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thinkest thou he is near and would come and talk to me?”
Chapter 10 of The Castle of Twilight by Margaret Horton Potter holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 404 sentences of The Castle of Twilight, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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