Chapter 16 of The Ivory Gate, a New Edition is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Ivory Gate, a New Edition is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO IS EDMUND GRAY? Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him. He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness. 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they? Who put them there?
Chapter 16 of The Ivory Gate, a New Edition is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “WHO IS EDMUND GRAY?”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.”
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.
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later than; following
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
(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 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHO IS EDMUND GRAY?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading WHO IS EDMUND GRAY?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS EDMUND GRAY?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
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 He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Who put them there?
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He laughed both loud and long and with some of the old bitterness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Who put them there?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Who put them there?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
a special situation
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'So the notes were in the safe all along, were they?
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS EDMUND GRAY?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Athelstan laughed on the first hearing of the thing--it was on the Tuesday evening, the day after the discovery, and George was dining with him.
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