Chapter 21 of The path of honor is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The path of honor is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FALSE PRETENSES. BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me. Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor. “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.” I arose like a drunken man.
Chapter 21 of The path of honor is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading “Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.”
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading “I arose like a drunken man.”
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading “Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.”
immune to attack; impregnable
From this reading “Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.”
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading “BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.”
plural of “pretense” — the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “FALSE PRETENSES.”
subject to change or variation
From this reading ““Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.””
revealed; especially by having a veil removed
From this reading “BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.”
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 “I arose like a drunken man.”
In this reading ““Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.””
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 “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
anew
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading I arose like a drunken man.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading I arose like a drunken man.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading FALSE PRETENSES.
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I arose like a drunken man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
immune to attack; impregnable
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I arose like a drunken man.
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 “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I arose like a drunken man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
and nothing more
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
plural of “pretense” — the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading FALSE PRETENSES.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
subject to change or variation
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
revealed; especially by having a veil removed
From this reading BUT only for the merest breath did she permit her soul to stand unveiled before me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Come, my friend,” she said, and her voice sounded a trifle unsteady in my ears, “we must be going on--we have a long journey still before us.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she drew her hand away and fenced herself again with that invulnerable armor.
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