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Chapter 4 of The Fifth Queen: And How She Came to Court is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered. She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness. 'I would you would delay your wooing. I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.' He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
Chapter 4 of The Fifth Queen: And How She Came to Court is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading “'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.”
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading “She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.”
in a hideous manner
From this reading “He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.”
suffering from lack of food
From this reading “He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.”
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading “I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'”
(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
From this reading “He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “'I would you would delay your wooing.”
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 “'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.”
In this reading “She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.”
travelling about
In this reading “I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'”
In this reading “'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.”
In this reading “'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
the first light of day
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading 'I would you would delay your wooing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
in a hideous manner
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
immediately past
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
suffering from lack of food
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been on the road since dawn with neither bit nor sup.'
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood waiting with a sort of haughty submissiveness.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading 'I would you would delay your wooing.
the words that are spoken
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I would you would delay your wooing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I babble for joy at seeing you and for grief at your harsh words,' he answered.
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