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The Queen's Advocate

Chapter X

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AT POABJA.
For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.
In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.
My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.
The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.
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The Queen's Advocate

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AT POABJA.
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For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.
/fɔːr æn ˈaʊər ənd mɔːr aɪ wɑːz left tuː næʃ maɪ tiːθ ɪn reɪdʒ æz aɪ tɔːr ənd ˈstrʌɡəld ˈfruːtləsli tuː ˈluːsən ðə kɔːrdz ðæt baʊnd miː/
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In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.
/ɪn ðæt ˈaʊər aɪ enˈdjʊrd ðə ˈtɔːrments sʌtʃ æz ˈiːvɪn hel ˌɪtˈself kʊd nɑːt hæv sərˈpæst/
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My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.
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The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

fanatics noun US /fəˈnætɪks/

plural of “fanatic” — a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

From this reading “The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.”

fruitlessly adverb US /ˈfruːtləsli/

in an unproductive manner

From this reading “For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.”

gnash verb US /næʃ/

grind together, of teeth

From this reading “For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.”

inflamed adjective US /ɪnˈfleɪmd/

resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened

From this reading “My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.”

loosen verb US /ˈluːsən/

make loose or looser

From this reading “For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.”

surpassed verb US /sərˈpæst/

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading “In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.”

surpassing adjective US /sərˈpæsɪŋ/

exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

From this reading “My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.”

torments noun US /ˈtɔːrments/

plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain

From this reading “In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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physical pain adjective + noun

In this reading “My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.”

For an hour preposition + article + noun counted as “for … hour”

In this reading “For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.”

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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT POABJA.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

cordsnounUS /kɔːrdz/

cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

deadenedadjective

devoid of physical sensation; numb

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/

past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

fanaticsnounUS /fəˈnætɪks/

plural of “fanatic” — a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

fruitlesslyadverbUS /ˈfruːtləsli/

in an unproductive manner

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

gnashverbUS /næʃ/

grind together, of teeth

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

hellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

inflamedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfleɪmd/

resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

loosenverbUS /ˈluːsən/

make loose or looser

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/

being nothing more than specified

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

POABJA

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

From this reading AT POABJA.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

splitverbUS /splɪt/

separate into parts or portions

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/

past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/

plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

superstitiousadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

surpassedverbUS /sərˈpæst/

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

surpassingadjectiveUS /sərˈpæsɪŋ/

exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

teethnounUS /tiːθ/

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

throbbed

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

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

torenounUS /tɔːr/

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

tormentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrments/

plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain

From this reading In that hour I endured the torments such as even hell itself could not have surpassed.

tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

unendurableadjective

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading The thought of that sweet, pure girl in the power of these crazy, superstitious fanatics was unendurable; and had the torture continued longer it would have driven me mad.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For an hour and more I was left to gnash my teeth in rage as I tore and struggled fruitlessly to loosen the cords that bound me.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading My violent struggles inflamed the hurt to my head until it throbbed as if it would split; but all mere physical pain was lost and deadened in the surpassing agony of mind.

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