Chapter 11 of The just steward is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The just steward is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?" Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard. "Exactly." John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder. "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
Chapter 11 of The just steward is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.”
make or shape as with an axe
From this reading “"But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."”
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading “Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
a smoky yellow or brown quartz
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
make or shape as with an axe
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
term of address for a man
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I seem to have been getting away from Sir Hew...."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading John nodded, and Katharine told herself that the man was a brute as well as a bounder.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Forbis' cairngorm eyes were cold and judicial in their regard.
which person or people
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean that you--killed the prisoner who did it?"
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