Chapter 2 of The Other World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Other World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia. Isn’t that strange?” “It was for my sake, dearest Madge. I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him. He put his career away from him for my sake, Madge.
Chapter 2 of The Other World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “He put his career away from him for my sake, Madge.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““It was for my sake, dearest Madge.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading ““That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.”
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading ““That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.”
of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
From this reading “I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.”
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 ““That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.”
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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 “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He put his career away from him for my sake, Madge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He put his career away from him for my sake, Madge.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “It was for my sake, dearest Madge.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It was for my sake, dearest Madge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He put his career away from him for my sake, Madge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t that strange?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was for my sake, dearest Madge.
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was for my sake, dearest Madge.
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It was for my sake, dearest Madge.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his career away from him for my sake, Madge.
of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “It was for my sake, dearest Madge.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
express in words
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Isn’t that strange?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw in his face before he was sixteen the old racial longing to be a soldier, and I made an appeal to him.
a special situation
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
but in spite of that
From this reading “That is a splendid thing to be able to say; and yet Julian was content with his Militia.
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