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Chapter 7 of The Game and the Candle is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALLEGIANCE "Check. You are losing your game, my John." Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage. "I am stupid to-night, monseigneur. It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
Chapter 7 of The Game and the Candle is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading “Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.”
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading “ALLEGIANCE "Check.”
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading “It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “ALLEGIANCE "Check.”
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading “It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You are losing your game, my John."”
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading “Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.”
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 is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.”
In this reading “Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.”
In this reading “It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
later than; following
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading ALLEGIANCE "Check.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am stupid to-night, monseigneur.
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading ALLEGIANCE "Check.
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am stupid to-night, monseigneur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
immediately past
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am stupid to-night, monseigneur.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
be seated
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "I am stupid to-night, monseigneur.
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am stupid to-night, monseigneur.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Allard laughed in frank admission,--a tanned, bright-eyed Allard after the long voyage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
at the time that
From this reading It is difficult to sit here and play chess when we are anchored at last before our goal, the city of excitements.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are losing your game, my John."
Chapter 7 of The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of The Game and the Candle, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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