Chapter 3 of The Riverpark Rebellion is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Riverpark Rebellion is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN IMPERTINENT PETITION. Brightly was speechless. He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment. Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them. Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.
Chapter 3 of The Riverpark Rebellion is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.”
with brightness
From this reading “Brightly was speechless.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “AN IMPERTINENT PETITION.”
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading “AN IMPERTINENT PETITION.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “Brightly was speechless.”
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
From this reading “Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.”
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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pursue or resume
In this reading “Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IMPERTINENT PETITION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
with brightness
From this reading Brightly was speechless.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.
a correction made by erasing
From this reading Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading AN IMPERTINENT PETITION.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading AN IMPERTINENT PETITION.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Brightly was speechless.
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
From this reading Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Surely enough, there was the erasure, and there the substitution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
From this reading He looked from one to the other of the persons present in unfeigned astonishment.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beginning to recover his presence of mind, he took up the papers and examined them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brightly was speechless.
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