Chapter 6 of Victor Victorious is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Victor Victorious is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck." She seized my hand and wrung it. "God bless your Majesty. I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will." And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
Chapter 6 of Victor Victorious is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “"God bless your Majesty.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “"God bless your Majesty.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “She seized my hand and wrung 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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."”
In this reading “And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.”
In this reading “"No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."”
In this reading “And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.”
In this reading “And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.”
In this reading “I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."”
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 "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
(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 "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
give a benediction to
From this reading "God bless your Majesty.
terminate
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."
a young female
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God bless your Majesty.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
a farewell remark
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She seized my hand and wrung it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "God bless your Majesty.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She seized my hand and wrung it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
express in words
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She seized my hand and wrung it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seized my hand and wrung it.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
at the time that
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I’ll pray for you night and morning, I will."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then the poor girl burst into tears, sobbing as though her heart would break.
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading She seized my hand and wrung it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No; nothing beyond what I have mentioned, a prayer, when you remember it, that is all; and now I must say good-bye and good luck."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God bless your Majesty.
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