Chapter 7 of The Conquest is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Conquest is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RADISSON THE GREAT. "Radisson! Pierre Radisson!" At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs. Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
Chapter 7 of The Conquest is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Pierre Radisson!"”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
In this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
observe with attention
In this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
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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 Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading RADISSON THE GREAT.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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 Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
engage in
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
not any; not one
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
above and across; more than
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Pierre Radisson!"
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From this reading RADISSON THE GREAT.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RADISSON THE GREAT.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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