Chapter 29 of The House of the White Shadows is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of The House of the White Shadows is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes. "It seems but a minute." The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two. "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours. You might have let me sleep longer.
Chapter 29 of The House of the White Shadows is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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push for something
From this reading “GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “"I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “"I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.”
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading “The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.”
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 “"I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.”
In this reading “The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.”
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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 "It seems but a minute."
push for something
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
in a state of sleep
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It seems but a minute."
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
opinion or judgment
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems but a minute."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You might have let me sleep longer.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
for more time
From this reading You might have let me sleep longer.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You might have let me sleep longer.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might have let me sleep longer.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "It seems but a minute."
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems but a minute."
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You might have let me sleep longer.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GAUTRAN AND THE ADVOCATE "How long have I been asleep?" muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
at the time that
From this reading "I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might have let me sleep longer.
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