Chapter 6 of The Fifth Queen Crowned is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Fifth Queen Crowned is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said. 'It is very late.' Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood. She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door. It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
Chapter 6 of The Fifth Queen Crowned is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “'It is very late.'”
not one, and not any
From this reading “It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.”
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.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is very late.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading 'It is very late.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
the force of workers available
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
not one, and not any
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'It is very late.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
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