Chapter 5 of A Middy of the King is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Middy of the King is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Senor is better. He has slept long and well. His skin is cool; the fever has gone. And he is hungry; is it not so?" I nodded.
Chapter 5 of A Middy of the King is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “His skin is cool; the fever has gone.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “His skin is cool; the fever has gone.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “His skin is cool; the fever has gone.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “And he is hungry; is it not so?"”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “I nodded.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “"The Senor is better.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “His skin is cool; the fever has gone.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “He has slept long and well.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has slept long and well.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "The Senor is better.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading His skin is cool; the fever has gone.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading His skin is cool; the fever has gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His skin is cool; the fever has gone.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has slept long and well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has slept long and well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His skin is cool; the fever has gone.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading And he is hungry; is it not so?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Senor is better.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he is hungry; is it not so?"
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 He has slept long and well.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he is hungry; is it not so?"
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "The Senor is better.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading His skin is cool; the fever has gone.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He has slept long and well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he is hungry; is it not so?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Senor is better.
(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 He has slept long and well.
Chapter 5 of A Middy of the King by Harry Collingwood holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
Chapter 5 holds 451 sentences of A Middy of the King, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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