Chapter 5 of Back to Life is here in full — 755 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Back to Life is here in full — 755 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe! Alas! I cannot get back for a week. Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.” Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
Chapter 5 of Back to Life is here in full — 755 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/151 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!””
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!””
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
move stealthily
From this reading “Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!””
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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someone you feel sorry for
In this reading “Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!””
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “I cannot get back for a week.”
In this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
In this reading ““I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!”
In this reading “I cannot get back for a week.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
set up or found
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
roused to anger
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
move stealthily
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
not in physical motion
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
express in words
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
Chapter 5 of Back to Life by Philip Gibbs holds 755 sentences, grouped into 151 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 755 sentences of Back to Life, unabridged, divided into 151 reading sections.
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