Chapter 4 of The judging of the priestess is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The judging of the priestess is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death. For there came an interruption. One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader. "The wall is set up, O Grensu! The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
Chapter 4 of The judging of the priestess is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “For there came an interruption.”
plural of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer
From this reading “One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."”
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading “Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.”
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 “One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.”
set up or found
In this reading “"The wall is set up, O Grensu!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For there came an interruption.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For there came an interruption.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there came an interruption.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The wall is set up, O Grensu!
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
a formal or official examination
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading For there came an interruption.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The wall is set up, O Grensu!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
plural of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
engage in
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
a particular point in time
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "The wall is set up, O Grensu!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "The wall is set up, O Grensu!
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For there came an interruption.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The wall is set up, O Grensu!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "The wall is set up, O Grensu!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meg's Daring But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
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