Chapter 37 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly. “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.” James’ eyes flashed. “What now? Does he refuse to leave the country?”
Chapter 37 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “James’ eyes flashed.”
in a humble manner
From this reading “THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “James’ eyes flashed.”
go away from a place
From this reading ““Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.””
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “Does he refuse to leave the country?””
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading ““Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.”
a port and industrial city in northeastern England
From this reading “THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.”
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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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Does he refuse to leave the country?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does he refuse to leave the country?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading James’ eyes flashed.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading James’ eyes flashed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Does he refuse to leave the country?”
in a humble manner
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James’ eyes flashed.
go away from a place
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “What now?
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Does he refuse to leave the country?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
a port and industrial city in northeastern England
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUNDERLANDS MY Lord Sunderland spoke humbly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Sire, I think it were best to leave Roxhythe.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What now?
Chapter 37 of The great Roxhythe by Georgette Heyer holds 515 sentences, grouped into 103 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 37 holds 515 sentences of The great Roxhythe, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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