Chapter 10 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joey Pell learned many things at camp. One of them was bayonet fighting. At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that. “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked. “Put some life into it.
Chapter 10 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading ““Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.”
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading “One of them was bayonet fighting.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “One of them was bayonet fighting.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “Joey Pell learned many things at camp.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading ““Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.”
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 “Joey Pell learned many things at camp.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading “At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading One of them was bayonet fighting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading One of them was bayonet fighting.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Put some life into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Put some life into it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them was bayonet fighting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was bayonet fighting.
above and across; more than
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
resembling paste in color; pallid
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Put some life into it.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Put some life into it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was bayonet fighting.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Joey Pell learned many things at camp.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading At first it made him tremble and turn sick inside; but he got over that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was bayonet fighting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hey, you, with the pasty face!” the sergeant barked.
Chapter 10 of Apes and Angels by Richard Edward Connell holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Apes and Angels, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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