Chapter 20 of The Red Chancellor is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Red Chancellor is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN! I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming. I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket. Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street. Asta von Winterstein!
Chapter 20 of The Red Chancellor is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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traveling across
From this reading “Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.”
push forcefully
From this reading “I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.”
two times
From this reading “I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.”
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 “Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.”
temporarily
In this reading “I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.”
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 I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
anew
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
traveling across
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN!
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN!
a particular point in time
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
not one, and not any
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
above and across; more than
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
push forcefully
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
two times
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then I went back to the house, crossing the road the better to survey it from the other side of the street.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIVING DEAD ASTA VON WINTERSTEIN!
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered for a moment whether I was not dreaming.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I read the words over twice again, searched the fan for others, and finding none, thrust it into my pocket.
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