Chapter 6 of With Ring of Shield is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of With Ring of Shield is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed. My servant was standing by my bedside. The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day. I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was. Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
Chapter 6 of With Ring of Shield is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “My servant was standing by my bedside.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Then it all came to me like a flash of light.”
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
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.
a room used primarily for sleeping
In this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
In this reading “Then it all came to me like a flash of light.”
In this reading “I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.”
In this reading “THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
(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 Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading My servant was standing by my bedside.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My servant was standing by my bedside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My servant was standing by my bedside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading My servant was standing by my bedside.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
the state of being asleep
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
having a supporting base
From this reading My servant was standing by my bedside.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
express in words
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it all came to me like a flash of light.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The sun was shining into my room, and it was evidently well on in the day.
at the time that
From this reading THE KING'S GIFTS When I awoke I was in mine own sleeping room, undressed and in bed.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had to think for some moments before I could tell where I was.
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