Chapter 17 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron. That afternoon she met him in the outer aula. He questioned her first. “Sis, did you speak with Father?” “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
Chapter 17 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.”
plural of “oracle” — an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading ““Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “He questioned her first.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““Sis, did you speak with Father?””
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.”
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 “THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
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From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Sis, did you speak with Father?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Sis, did you speak with Father?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He questioned her first.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He questioned her first.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
plural of “oracle” — an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He questioned her first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Sis, did you speak with Father?”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
express in speech
From this reading “Sis, did you speak with Father?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon she met him in the outer aula.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SONG RE-SUNG Theria’s first thought was to deal with Lycophron.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and oh, Lycophron, Father is right about the oracles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sis, did you speak with Father?”
Chapter 17 of The Perilous Seat by Caroline Dale Snedeker holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 17 holds 239 sentences of The Perilous Seat, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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