Chapter 36 of The Queen's Quair is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Queen's Quair is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage. ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’ ‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton. ‘Nay, my lord, nay. Keep her back the now.’
Chapter 36 of The Queen's Quair is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.”
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “‘Nay, my lord, nay.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’”
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.
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In this reading “‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’”
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading ‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
an outlying farm
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Keep her back the now.’
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep her back the now.’
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ‘Nay, my lord, nay.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Nay, my lord, nay.
an old word for “no”
From this reading ‘Nay, my lord, nay.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
the middle of the day
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Keep her back the now.’
according to the clock
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading APPASSIONATA Grange, that fine commander, got his back to the sun and gave the lords the morning advantage.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘We shall want no more than that,’ he told Morton; ‘by ten o’clock they will be here, and by noon we shall be through with it.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Shall we out banner, think you?’ says Morton.
Chapter 36 of The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
Chapter 36 holds 322 sentences of The Queen's Quair, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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