Chapter 13 of The Queen Against Owen is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Queen Against Owen is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER THE GREAT SEAL. Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect: 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address. I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.' Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
Chapter 13 of The Queen Against Owen is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “UNDER THE GREAT SEAL.”
for a short time
From this reading “Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:”
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anew
In this reading “I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'”
In this reading “Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:”
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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 Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
speak to
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
react verbally
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE GREAT SEAL.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
on one occasion
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
a town in central Arizona
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
express in words
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading UNDER THE GREAT SEAL.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I must see her once more, as I have something of importance to say to her.'
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE GREAT SEAL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE GREAT SEAL.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shortly after Prescott had returned to town, he was surprised to get a letter from Tressamer to this effect:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Without an instant's hesitation he sat down and wrote an answer, in which he said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I want you to give me Eleanor's address.
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