Chapter 13 of The Two Dianas, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Two Dianas, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought. Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice. This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable. "Ah, you, Arnauld? What do you want with me?
Chapter 13 of The Two Dianas, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading “Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.”
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading “This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.”
one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
From this reading “Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.”
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
From this reading “A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.”
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 “Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.”
come to pass
In this reading “This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, you, Arnauld?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
placed in a grave
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want with me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you want with me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
From this reading A TWOFOLD KNAVE The constable left the king's presence buried in thought.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do you want with me?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Master Arnauld du Thill put himself in his way, and accosted him in a low voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want with me?
which person or people
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What do you want with me?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading This took place in the grand gallery of the Louvre, "Monseigneur, one word--" "Who is it?" said the constable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, you, Arnauld?
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