Chapter 26 of The Heroine is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Heroine is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Tis she!--POPE. O Vous!--TELEMACHUS. All hail!--MACBETH. AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS. --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
Chapter 26 of The Heroine is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading “AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “All hail!--MACBETH.”
plural of “liquor” — an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “All hail!--MACBETH.”
plural of “maniac” — an insane person
From this reading “--TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.”
-ing form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.”
very great or intense
From this reading “--TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.”
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 “AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.”
In this reading “--TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 All hail!--MACBETH.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
praise vociferously
From this reading All hail!--MACBETH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
plural of “liquor” — an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading All hail!--MACBETH.
plural of “maniac” — an insane person
From this reading --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Vous!--TELEMACHUS.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading 'Tis she!--POPE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
-ing form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis she!--POPE.
containing or of the nature of alcohol
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY RENCONTRE.--PATHETIC REPARTEES.--NATURAL CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM AN EXCESS IN SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Vous!--TELEMACHUS.
very great or intense
From this reading --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis she!--POPE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --TERRIFIC NONSENSE TALKED BY TWO MANIACS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Vous!--TELEMACHUS.
Chapter 26 of The Heroine by Eaton Stannard Barrett holds 27 sentences, grouped into 6 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 26 holds 27 sentences of The Heroine, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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