Chapter 10 of An Eagle Flight is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of An Eagle Flight is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Unhappily a man came up and asked: "Are you betting? I'm for the lasak." "How much?" demanded Bruno. The man counted his pieces.
Chapter 10 of An Eagle Flight is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Unhappily a man came up and asked:”
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
From this reading “"Are you betting?”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “"How much?" demanded Bruno.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Unhappily a man came up and asked:”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “The man counted his pieces.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"How much?" demanded Bruno.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “The man counted his pieces.”
in an unpleasant way
From this reading “Unhappily a man came up and asked:”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you betting?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
From this reading "Are you betting?
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading "How much?" demanded Bruno.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading The man counted his pieces.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "How much?" demanded Bruno.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm for the lasak."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man counted his pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How much?" demanded Bruno.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm for the lasak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm for the lasak."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "How much?" demanded Bruno.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The man counted his pieces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm for the lasak."
in an unpleasant way
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Unhappily a man came up and asked:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you betting?
Chapter 10 of An Eagle Flight by José Rizal holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 410 sentences of An Eagle Flight, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of An Eagle Flight by José Rizal exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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