Chapter 7 of A Veldt Vendetta is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Veldt Vendetta is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Were they of the house of the chief?" he said. "But where is Kuliso?" "Bring out the boy," they roared in response. "He must die. He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
Chapter 7 of A Veldt Vendetta is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Bring out the boy," they roared in response.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “"Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"He must die.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.”
a result
From this reading “"Bring out the boy," they roared in response.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"Bring out the boy," they roared in response.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.”
two times
From this reading “He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.”
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 “"Bring out the boy," they roared in response.”
make visible
In this reading “"Bring out the boy," they roared in response.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Bring out the boy," they roared in response.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring out the boy," they roared in response.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where is Kuliso?"
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "He must die.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Bring out the boy," they roared in response.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But where is Kuliso?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But where is Kuliso?"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Bring out the boy," they roared in response.
a result
From this reading "Bring out the boy," they roared in response.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Bring out the boy," they roared in response.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
two times
From this reading He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He has taken two lives, and he must die twice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were they of the house of the chief?" he said.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where is Kuliso?"
Chapter 7 of A Veldt Vendetta by Bertram Mitford holds 401 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.
Chapter 7 holds 401 sentences of A Veldt Vendetta, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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