Chapter 6 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES. I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up. “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly. “No, but I see it, and mean to do it. Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
Chapter 6 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading ““I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.”
move upward
From this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
In this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
In this reading “A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.”
In this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
anew
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
at any time
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
on one occasion
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
having a point
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
with low volume
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
move upward
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
in a vicious manner
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
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