Chapter 6 of The Executioner's Knife is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Executioner's Knife is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LEGEND OF HENA. With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena: "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she. To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free. Hena her name!
Chapter 6 of The Executioner's Knife is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:”
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.”
a person of French descent
From this reading “To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “"She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.”
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “THE LEGEND OF HENA.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:”
recite in elocution
From this reading “With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
a person of French descent
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Hena her name!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
recite in elocution
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
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