Chapter 10 of Traitor or patriot? is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Traitor or patriot? is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE MALT-YARD. The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it. Alas! she had anticipated no less. That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears. She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
Chapter 10 of Traitor or patriot? is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “Alas! she had anticipated no less.”
perceived or discerned
From this reading “She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.”
inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.”
fasten with a latch
From this reading “The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.”
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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find unexpectedly
In this reading “She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.”
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! she had anticipated no less.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
expected hopefully
From this reading Alas! she had anticipated no less.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
perceived or discerned
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alas! she had anticipated no less.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MALT-YARD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
fasten with a latch
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Alas! she had anticipated no less.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
for more time
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE MALT-YARD.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
not any; not one
From this reading Alas! she had anticipated no less.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alas! she had anticipated no less.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
not in physical motion
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That it was locked, was no longer one of her fears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MALT-YARD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
at the time that
From this reading The postern was still on the latch when Ruth reached it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have sooner her father had detected her midnight flitting now, and come upon her face to face.
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