Chapter 27 of The Higher Court is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Higher Court is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Philip and Isabel were now at home. But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation. She was frightened, miserable. Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best? She buried her face in her hands.
Chapter 27 of The Higher Court is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
placed in a grave
From this reading “She buried her face in her hands.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?”
made afraid
From this reading “She was frightened, miserable.”
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading “But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “She was frightened, miserable.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip and Isabel were now at home.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Philip and Isabel were now at home.”
In this reading “Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?”
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
placed in a grave
From this reading She buried her face in her hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She buried her face in her hands.
made afraid
From this reading She was frightened, miserable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She buried her face in her hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She buried her face in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
held dear
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She was frightened, miserable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was frightened, miserable.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was frightened, miserable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Philip and Isabel were now at home.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But the wife had not been able to turn her husband's mind from his late public humiliation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would Philip always be as now--crushed, silent with the one he loved best?
Chapter 27 of The Higher Court by Mary Stewart Daggett holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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