Chapter 7 of The Five Knots is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Five Knots is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said. "The thing was pure accident. We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through. It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night." "I see," Uzali said.
Chapter 7 of The Five Knots is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."”
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading “"We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.”
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading “It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.”
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.”
-ing form of “wreak” — cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
From this reading “We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.”
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 “It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."”
In this reading “"The thing was pure accident.”
In this reading “It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."”
In this reading “We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.”
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.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading "The thing was pure accident.
(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 "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."
characterized by great determination
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see," Uzali said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading "The thing was pure accident.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The thing was pure accident.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
a special situation
From this reading "The thing was pure accident.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the merest coincidence that we met you at the theatre to-night."
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see," Uzali said.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The thing was pure accident.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
-ing form of “wreak” — cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We didn’t find you out at all," Mercer said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We discovered that some of your tribe were bent upon wreaking their vengeance on Samuel Flower, and as my friend Russell was so mixed up in the matter he determined to see the thing through.
Chapter 7 of The Five Knots by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 399 sentences of The Five Knots, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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