Chapter 26 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRIS TO THE RESCUE. It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan. The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us. “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked. “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
Chapter 26 of The Queen's Advocate is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““I cannot spare a moment to explain.”
bringing death
From this reading “It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.”
refrain from harming
From this reading ““I cannot spare a moment to explain.”
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 ““What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.”
In this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
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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 “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
bringing death
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
and nothing more
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
a particular point in time
From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
free from harm or evil
From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
refrain from harming
From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
a special situation
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
which person or people
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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