Chapter 16 of Through the Outlooking Glass is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Through the Outlooking Glass is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation. "Remember, men," he said. "Victory is assured. On our side are all the honest men. Against us are all the thieves.
Chapter 16 of Through the Outlooking Glass is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.”
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “"Victory is assured.”
a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
From this reading “The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.”
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Against us are all the thieves.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “"Victory is assured.”
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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In this reading “On our side are all the honest men.”
In this reading “The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.”
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 The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against us are all the thieves.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading On our side are all the honest men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On our side are all the honest men.
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "Victory is assured.
a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
brought together in one place
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Remember, men," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading On our side are all the honest men.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Victory is assured.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Remember, men," he said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our side are all the honest men.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our side are all the honest men.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember, men," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Remember, men," he said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On our side are all the honest men.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Against us are all the thieves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Against us are all the thieves.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading "Victory is assured.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The two armies were now face to face, and the Red Knight gathered his staff about him for a few final words of exhortation.
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