Chapter 1 of The Royal End: A Romance is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Royal End: A Romance is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc. |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention. At last he had succeeded. “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion. “Mercy, how he's ogling you.”
Chapter 1 of The Royal End: A Romance is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading ““You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.”
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “|BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.”
possessive form of “cardinal” — (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading ““You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading ““Mercy, how he's ogling you.””
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “At last he had succeeded.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he had succeeded.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
possessive form of “cardinal” — (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he had succeeded.
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From this reading “Mercy, how he's ogling you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
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From this reading “Mercy, how he's ogling you.”
immediately past
From this reading At last he had succeeded.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Mercy, how he's ogling you.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mercy, how he's ogling you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading At last he had succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author Of “The Cardinal's Snuff-Box”; “My Friend Prospero,” Etc.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
hard to endure
From this reading |BALZATORE, by many coquetries, had long been trying to attract their attention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have an admirer,” Ruth, with a gleam, remarked to her companion.
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