Chapter 21 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUEL. I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects. His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel. Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled. “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
Chapter 21 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading “THE DUEL.”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading “I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading ““This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.”
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.
find unexpectedly
In this reading “Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.”
In this reading “His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.”
In this reading “Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.”
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 His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
later than; following
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading THE DUEL.
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
cause to move by striking
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUEL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
Chapter 21 of The Queen's Advocate by Arthur W. Marchmont holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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