Chapter 5 of Animal Heroes is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Animal Heroes is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird. The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them. But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird. The message was taken from the Big Blue. It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
Chapter 5 of Animal Heroes is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
From this reading “The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “The message was taken from the Big Blue.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.”
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From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
immediately past
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
which person or people
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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Chapter 5 holds 163 sentences of Animal Heroes, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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