Chapter 3 of The Golden Age in Transylvania is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Golden Age in Transylvania is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return. In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement. Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road. The servants were sent in every direction. There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
Chapter 3 of The Golden Age in Transylvania is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
From this reading “A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “The servants were sent in every direction.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.”
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.
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In this reading “A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.”
In this reading “There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.”
travelling about
In this reading “Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.”
In this reading “There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.”
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 A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
(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 In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The servants were sent in every direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The servants were sent in every direction.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
no person; not anyone
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The servants were sent in every direction.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servants were sent in every direction.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Before one pair of horses could rest another started out on the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the manor house at Ebesfalva all was excitement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The servants were sent in every direction.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A PRINCE BY COMPULSION A year had passed since Apafi's return.
but in spite of that
From this reading There seemed to be great confusion in the house, yet nobody appeared troubled.
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