Chapter 22 of The Garden of Swords is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Garden of Swords is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse. She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern. “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him. He cannot eat the food here. Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
Chapter 22 of The Garden of Swords is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading ““LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading ““LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading ““LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.”
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading “She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.”
someone who sells wine
From this reading “Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.”
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 ““You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.”
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 “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cannot eat the food here.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
take in solid food
From this reading He cannot eat the food here.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He cannot eat the food here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
a young female
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cannot eat the food here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He cannot eat the food here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She emptied them into Jeannette’s hand as she left the tavern.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
someone who sells wine
From this reading Go to the house of Hummel, the vintner, and buy brandy for him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “LA PAUVRE” There were eighteen francs in her purse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are a good girl,” she said; “do what you can for him.
Chapter 22 of The Garden of Swords by Max Pemberton holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 22 holds 113 sentences of The Garden of Swords, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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