Chapter 21 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand. He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water. The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment. "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel. The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
Chapter 21 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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darkened by smoke
From this reading “He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.”
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading “The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.”
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading “The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.”
-ing form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance
From this reading “"Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.”
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.
In this reading “The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.”
In this reading “He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.”
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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 Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
a worker skilled in making armor or arms
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
darkened by smoke
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
with distrust
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
take in liquids
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The armorer had dragged him from the fountain into better concealment.
a particular point in time
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Cristoval regarded him distrustfully a moment, and offered his hand.
not having a roof
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
-ing form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "Canst drink?" asked Abul Hassan, tendering a smoke-stained vessel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He was in a roofless, blackened apartment, off the court he had entered in search of water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cavalier drank with avidity, nodding his thanks.
Chapter 21 of The Crimson Conquest by Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson holds 403 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 21 holds 403 sentences of The Crimson Conquest, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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