Chapter 1 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 8. is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 8. is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Part 8. London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place. It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch. The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved. The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Chapter 1 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 8. is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
-ing form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.”
plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
a moving crowd
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading “It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.”
not having a paved surface
From this reading “The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.”
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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 London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
at any time
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
-ing form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
for the most part
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
and nothing more
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
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From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
a moving crowd
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
not having a paved surface
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
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