Chapter 20 of The Tale of Triona is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Tale of Triona is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man. “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs. I know him intimately.” “Are you a relative?” “He has no relatives.”
Chapter 20 of The Tale of Triona is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.”
in a close manner
From this reading “I know him intimately.””
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ““Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading ““Are you a relative?””
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading ““He has no relatives.””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.”
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 “MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.”
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 “Are you a relative?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you a relative?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has no relatives.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He has no relatives.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know him intimately.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know him intimately.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
in a close manner
From this reading I know him intimately.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know him intimately.”
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 MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
not any; not one
From this reading “He has no relatives.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “Are you a relative?”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “He has no relatives.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
without emotion; devoid of emotion
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading MYRA stood by the screened-off bed in the long ward and looked unemotionally at the unconscious man.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she said to the Sister, “that is Mr. John Briggs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you a relative?”
Chapter 20 of The Tale of Triona by William John Locke holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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 20 holds 322 sentences of The Tale of Triona, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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