Chapter 5 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios. We made our camp, and I shot a pig. That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever. “‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men. They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
Chapter 5 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading “They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading ““‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.”
roused to anger
From this reading “They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.”
domestic swine
From this reading “We made our camp, and I shot a pig.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.”
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.
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In this reading ““‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men.”
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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 We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
(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 “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
roused to anger
From this reading They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
the force of workers available
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
domestic swine
From this reading We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading We made our camp, and I shot a pig.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “‘The Indios came down, and we spoke with their head-men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought we were mad, but the clocks pleased them.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
precisely as stated
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
at the time that
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
which person or people
From this reading “‘The men who were left went so slowly that nearly all our food was gone when we reached the country of the Indios.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That made us stronger, but Louis was very bad then with the fever.
Chapter 5 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories by Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie) Pickthall holds 406 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.
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