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Chapter 12 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow. "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder." The baronet drew in his breath. "Peste! we are unfortunate! One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
Chapter 12 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “The baronet drew in his breath.”
get temporarily
From this reading “One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."”
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “"There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.”
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading “Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “"There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."”
inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading “Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.”
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 you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
later than; following
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading The baronet drew in his breath.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
get temporarily
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The baronet drew in his breath.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The baronet drew in his breath.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
set up or found
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The baronet drew in his breath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
the force of workers available
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Peste! we are unfortunate!
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "Peste! we are unfortunate!
precisely as stated
From this reading "There are very few bullets left, cousin, and this is all the powder."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Peste! we are unfortunate!
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Sir Charles, turning for a fresh musket, after a highly successful shot as the yell outside had testified, found Patricia at his elbow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One of you men go beg, borrow, or steal from the others."
Chapter 12 of The Old Dominion by Mary Johnston holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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