Chapter XIV of The Heritage, “Knightly Emulation,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of The Heritage, “Knightly Emulation,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff. “You must. But only a little way. As far as that rock.” He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
Chapter XIV of The Heritage, “Knightly Emulation,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading ““I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading ““I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.”
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
From this reading “He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.”
United States poet (1885-1928)
From this reading ““I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.”
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 “But only a little way.”
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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 But only a little way.
-ing form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only a little way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As far as that rock.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
immediately past
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But only a little way.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must.
being perceived or observed
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
and nothing more
From this reading But only a little way.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
having a point
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading As far as that rock.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As far as that rock.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pointed to the projection she had noticed as affording a possible shelter if she could reach it, and she let him drag her on.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But only a little way.
United States poet (1885-1928)
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I can’t go any farther,” panted Zoe at last, as Wylie half-dragged, half-carried her up the cliff.
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