Chapter 33 of Willing to Die: A Novel is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Willing to Die: A Novel is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DANGER. Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails. Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard. It was a dreadful tea-party. I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
Chapter 33 of Willing to Die: A Novel is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.”
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading “I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “It was a dreadful tea-party.”
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading “Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.”
plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.”
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 “I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.”
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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 Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
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From this reading Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading DANGER.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was a dreadful tea-party.
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dreadful tea-party.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
come together
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
and nothing more
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
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From this reading Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a dreadful tea-party.
express in words
From this reading Mr. Blount had farming news to tell Richard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was only able that night to appoint with Richard to meet me, next day, at our accustomed trysting-place.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dreadful tea-party.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Harry took his coffee with us, and read to me a little now and then from the papers which had come by the late mails.
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