Chapter 5 of The Red Fox's Son: A Romance of Bharbazonia is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Red Fox's Son: A Romance of Bharbazonia is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is the witch of Utrepect," he said. "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy. She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith. The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent. The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
Chapter 5 of The Red Fox's Son: A Romance of Bharbazonia is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
From this reading “"The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.”
past form of “excommunicate” — exclude from a church or a religious community
From this reading “The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.”
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading “The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.”
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading “The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “"The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.”
-ing form of “undermine” — destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading “She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.”
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading “She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “"It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.”
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 “She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.”
In this reading “The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading “The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.”
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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 "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
in the past
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
past form of “excommunicate” — exclude from a church or a religious community
From this reading The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.
-ing form of “undermine” — destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The church excommunicated her and forbade her to come upon church property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading The Patriarch at Nischon warned her to keep silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had considerable influence over the minds of the villagers, and was undermining their faith.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "The priests burnt her at the stake a week ago for blasphemy.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "It is the witch of Utrepect," he said.
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