Chapter 22 of The Old Blood is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Old Blood is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VICTORY! A Prussian command had been given. The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau. Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command. Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
Chapter 22 of The Old Blood is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.”
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.”
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading “Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.”
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.”
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading “A Prussian command had been given.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.”
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading “The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.”
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 “Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.”
In this reading “Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.”
In this reading “The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.”
In this reading “Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Prussian command had been given.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Prussian command had been given.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading A Prussian command had been given.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading A Prussian command had been given.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Prussian command had been given.
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
not any; not one
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading A Prussian command had been given.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Any sense of awkwardness in their personal situation had passed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading VICTORY!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of itself this was no great hardship; its irritation deep from the fact that it was by Prussian command.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The three would be undisturbed in their retreat as long as they remained within the grounds of the chateau.
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