Chapter 9 of The chariot of the sun is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The chariot of the sun is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sydney, we can't spare you! Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done." "Am I not to guard my own honour?" My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling. "I am the Queen's Champion."
Chapter 9 of The chariot of the sun is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “"I am the Queen's Champion."”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “"Am I not to guard my own honour?"”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “"I am the Queen's Champion."”
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “"Sydney, we can't spare you!”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “"Sydney, we can't spare you!”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sydney, we can't spare you!
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading "I am the Queen's Champion."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
the state of being honored
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, let me go myself, if it must be done."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "I am the Queen's Champion."
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
refrain from harming
From this reading "Sydney, we can't spare you!
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading "Sydney, we can't spare you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Am I not to guard my own honour?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Sydney, we can't spare you!
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading My Lord dropped his sword on the wrist sling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sydney, we can't spare you!
Chapter 9 of The chariot of the sun by Roger Pocock holds 411 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 9 holds 411 sentences of The chariot of the sun, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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