Chapter 27 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISE. "Preciosa. Is this a dream? O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet! Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
Chapter 27 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Is this a dream?”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “A SURPRISE.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!”
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 A SURPRISE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Is this a dream?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this a dream?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
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 O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Preciosa.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
express in words
From this reading Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this a dream?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Repeat thy story! say I'm not deceived!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
but in spite of that
From this reading O, if it be a dream, Let me sleep on, and do not wake me yet!
Chapter 27 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 by James Grant holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 27 holds 130 sentences of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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