Chapter 34 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 619 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 619 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue! We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles. Roxhythe smiled. “I crave your pardon, Sir. In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
Chapter 34 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 619 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading “In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.””
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading ““I crave your pardon, Sir.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““I crave your pardon, Sir.”
plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!”
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading “We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.”
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 “In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.””
in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
In this reading “In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.””
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 PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!
matters of personal concern
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading “I crave your pardon, Sir.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I crave your pardon, Sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I crave your pardon, Sir.
plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roxhythe smiled.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I crave your pardon, Sir.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Roxhythe smiled.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In truth, I am busied with Your Majesty’s affairs.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading PLOTS “DAVID, ye are a rogue!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We see you less and less at Whitehall!” said Charles.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I crave your pardon, Sir.
Chapter 34 of The great Roxhythe by Georgette Heyer holds 619 sentences, grouped into 124 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.
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