Chapter 3 of The Olive Fairy Book: The Story of Little King Loc is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Olive Fairy Book: The Story of Little King Loc is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer? And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?' 'I am King Loc,' was the answer. And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth. 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
Chapter 3 of The Olive Fairy Book: The Story of Little King Loc is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.”
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.”
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 “And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.”
In this reading “'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.”
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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 And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
(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 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am King Loc,' was the answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
react verbally
From this reading 'I am King Loc,' was the answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 'I am King Loc,' was the answer.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am King Loc,' was the answer.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I am King Loc,' was the answer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I am King Loc,' was the answer.
which person or people
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
a late time of life
From this reading 'If Abeille has lived with us all these years, for many of them she was quite happy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh, is it you, is it _really_ you, my deliverer?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And is it your subjects who hold as a captive Abeille whom I love?'
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading And the figure with the long beard bent his eyes kindly on the eager youth.
Chapter 3 of The Olive Fairy Book: The Story of Little King Loc by World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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