Chapter 3 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile. "You see, I had heard that anybody might come." "Of course. But what were you afraid of? That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
Chapter 3 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
to a great extent or degree
From this reading “"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.”
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.”
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
having won
From this reading “"Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course.”
In this reading “That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But what were you afraid of?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
any person at all
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
ruined by overcooking
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
to a great extent or degree
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
a short vivid experience
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course.
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But what were you afraid of?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what were you afraid of?
having won
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That you would be spirited away and privately burnt at the stake?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; but I had to screw up my courage very considerably to do so," she returned, flashing up at him a very winning smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, I had heard that anybody might come."
Chapter 3 of The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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