Chapter 5 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy. Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time. Then he resumed his narrative. The Princess looked up into my face and smiled. "Yes; thence to France.
Chapter 5 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “"Yes; thence to France.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Then he resumed his narrative.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Then he resumed his narrative.”
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading “Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “"Yes; thence to France.”
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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 Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "Yes; thence to France.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Then he resumed his narrative.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Then he resumed his narrative.
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he resumed his narrative.
from that place or that time
From this reading "Yes; thence to France.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Coming back to his chair he remained in a reverie for a short time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Princess looked up into my face and smiled.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hillars went to the sideboard and emptied half a glass of brandy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; thence to France.
Chapter 5 of Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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 5 holds 266 sentences of Arms and the Woman, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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