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Chapter XXVII

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FAMILY FLOTSAM.
Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.
The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.
Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.
Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Pocket Bible

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Pocket Bible is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FAMILY FLOTSAM.
/ˈfæməli ˈflɑːtsəm/
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Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.
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The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.
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Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.
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Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Admiral's noun US /ˈædmərəlz/

possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading “Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.”

aide noun US /eɪd/

an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

From this reading “Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.”

awaited adjective US /əˈweɪtɪd/

expected hopefully

From this reading “Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.”

delayed adjective US /dɪˈleɪd/

not as far along as normal in development

From this reading “The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.”

establishment noun US /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading “Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.”

flotsam noun US /ˈflɑːtsəm/

the floating wreckage of a ship

From this reading “FAMILY FLOTSAM.”

lodgings noun US /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/

temporary living quarters

From this reading “Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.”

suite noun US /swiːt/

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

From this reading “Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

ground floor noun + noun

the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

In this reading “Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.”

on the floor preposition + article + noun counted as “on … floor”

In this reading “Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.”

on the ground preposition + article + noun counted as “on … ground”

In this reading “Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.”

set up verb + adjective

set up or found

In this reading “Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

Admiral'snounUS /ˈædmərəlz/

possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

aidenounUS /eɪd/

an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

AlmostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

AnnanounUS /ˈænə/

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

Antonicq

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From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

armorer's

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From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/

expected hopefully

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

BellnounUS /bel/

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

Coligny

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/

not as far along as normal in development

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading FAMILY FLOTSAM.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

FLOTSAMnounUS /ˈflɑːtsəm/

the floating wreckage of a ship

From this reading FAMILY FLOTSAM.

Franc-Taupin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

Franz

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From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

Gerolstein

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From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

LanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

Lebrenn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/

temporary living quarters

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

noblemen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

held or filled or in use

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

Odelin

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From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

Rochefoucauld's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

roomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

suitenounUS /swiːt/

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

victimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The meeting between father and daughter was delayed through the discovery of the crime that Coligny was to be the victim of.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Almost immediately upon the arrival of Monsieur La Rochefoucauld's aide at the Admiral's quarters, Odelin Lebrenn and Antonicq hastened to reach their lodgings, where Anna Bell awaited them.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Franz of Gerolstein, together with several noblemen of his suite and their pages, occupied a set of rooms on the floor above, below them being also the quarters of Odelin, his son and the Franc-Taupin.

Yrieix

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From this reading Odelin Lebrenn had set up his armorer's establishment on the ground floor of a house in St. Yrieix which the inhabitants had abandoned.

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