Chapter 12 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE HILL AT SAMAC. As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me. In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age. “What do you want? Who are you?
Chapter 12 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
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 “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
In this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
In this reading “ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.”
In this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
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 In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
how long something has existed
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want?
being ten more than thirty
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
being perceived or observed
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
with speed
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
cut with a saw
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
in the direction of
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want?
which person or people
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
a late time of life
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want?
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