Chapter 24 of The Owls' House is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Owls' House is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Perish me! Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended. “Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?” “I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat. The Sultan’s building there now.
Chapter 24 of The Owls' House is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading ““I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading ““Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?””
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““Perish me!”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.”
possessive form of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.”
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 ““Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?””
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Sultan’s building there now.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?”
praise vociferously
From this reading “Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Perish me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Sultan’s building there now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Perish me!
the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast
From this reading “I’m on the bodyguard at Rabat.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
make square
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
possessive form of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
From this reading The Sultan’s building there now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Sultan’s building there now.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Saïd, my bully, where d’you hail from?”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Rot and wither my soul and eyes if it ain’t Saïd!” exclaimed Captain Benjamin MacBride, hopping across the court, his square hand extended.
Chapter 24 of The Owls' House by Crosbie Garstin holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 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 24 holds 319 sentences of The Owls' House, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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