Chapter 39 of The Weight of the Crown is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Weight of the Crown is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club. He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him. The diplomatist became merged in the mere man. He plied Lechmere with questions. "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
Chapter 39 of The Weight of the Crown is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “"I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.”
formed or united into a whole
From this reading “The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.”
inflected form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading “He plied Lechmere with questions.”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.”
a boy attending school
From this reading “He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.”
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.
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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 He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.
immediately past
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
formed or united into a whole
From this reading The diplomatist became merged in the mere man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
inflected form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading He plied Lechmere with questions.
the possibility of future success
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He plied Lechmere with questions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
a boy attending school
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAPERS AT LAST Lord Merehaven followed Lechmere eagerly down the steps of the club.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think that we had better have a cab," said the latter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was anxious and excited now as any schoolboy with the prospect of a last holiday before him.
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