Chapter 18 of The Lady of the Mount is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Lady of the Mount is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!" Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave. "Impossible!" "Eh? What?"
Chapter 18 of The Lady of the Mount is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female human offspring
From this reading “THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.”
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading “THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"Impossible!"”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Impossible!"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTEBANK AND MY LADY "The Governor's daughter!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the light been stronger they must have seen the start the mountebank gave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What?"
Chapter 18 of The Lady of the Mount by Frederic Stewart Isham holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 18 holds 114 sentences of The Lady of the Mount, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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