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Chapter 10 of The House of Armour is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears. “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching. It must be your Irish friend. I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
Chapter 10 of The House of Armour is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leave a camp
From this reading “I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.””
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “It must be your Irish friend.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading ““There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.”
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading ““There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading ““There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.”
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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raise
In this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
In this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be your Irish friend.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
leave a camp
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It must be your Irish friend.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
a young female
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading It must be your Irish friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be your Irish friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be your Irish friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a puffing, panting sound on the staircase,” she said, “as if a steam-tug were approaching.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I’ll decamp, for I don’t want to see her.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
at the time that
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading MACARTNEY GETS A FRIGHT Vivienne and Judy were in their sitting room reading by the light of a lamp on the table between them when the younger girl suddenly pricked up her ears.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It must be your Irish friend.
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