Chapter 23 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PLAN OF DEFENCE. It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina. “You saw the Princess?” I asked at length. “I would not come away without.
Chapter 23 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “A PLAN OF DEFENCE.”
true confidential information
From this reading “It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “I asked at length.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “A PLAN OF DEFENCE.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ““You saw the Princess?””
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.”
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 a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “I asked at length.”
In this reading “It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.”
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 PLAN OF DEFENCE.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked at length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I asked at length.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I would not come away without.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I would not come away without.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading A PLAN OF DEFENCE.
true confidential information
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
divisible by two
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I asked at length.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I would not come away without.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PLAN OF DEFENCE.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading A PLAN OF DEFENCE.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “You saw the Princess?”
cut with a saw
From this reading “You saw the Princess?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You saw the Princess?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before I could even bring myself to ask Nikolitch for details of his visit to Gatrina.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I would not come away without.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not come away without.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You saw the Princess?”
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