Chapter 9 of The Senator's Favorite is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Senator's Favorite is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAITHFUL FRIEND. "I am mad! The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium! Oh, Heaven! I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
Chapter 9 of The Senator's Favorite is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading “The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “A FAITHFUL FRIEND.”
roused to anger
From this reading “"I am mad!”
understood perfectly
From this reading “I struggled with it, but it mastered me!”
plural of “riot” — a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading “The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “I struggled with it, but it mastered me!”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!”
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.
In this reading “A FAITHFUL FRIEND.”
In this reading “The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!”
In this reading “I struggled with it, but it mastered me!”
In this reading “The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!”
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 A FAITHFUL FRIEND.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am mad!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading A FAITHFUL FRIEND.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FAITHFUL FRIEND.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Oh, Heaven!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am mad!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
roused to anger
From this reading "I am mad!
understood perfectly
From this reading I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
throughout a period of time
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Heaven!
plural of “riot” — a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er, The strong cord is broken, and my heart Riots in free delirium!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I struggled with it, but it mastered me!
Chapter 9 of The Senator's Favorite by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
Chapter 9 holds 38 sentences of The Senator's Favorite, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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