Chapter 32 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES. That night we held a consultation. We four. It was getting dead low tide with us. If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
Chapter 32 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “That night we held a consultation.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “It was getting dead low tide with us.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “It was getting dead low tide with us.”
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
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.
the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
In this reading “It was getting dead low tide with us.”
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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 That night we held a consultation.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We four.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
transport commercially
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
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