Chapter 13 of Bransford of Rainbow Range is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Bransford of Rainbow Range is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." --_The Dictionary._ "Ho-o-e-ee! Hello-o!" As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares. "Hello-o!"
Chapter 13 of Bransford of Rainbow Range is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.”
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading “--_The Dictionary._ "Ho-o-e-ee!”
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
From this reading “THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."”
throw away as refuse
From this reading “As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.”
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.”
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading “THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."”
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading “As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.”
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 “As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.”
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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 As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
replying
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading --_The Dictionary._ "Ho-o-e-ee!
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
increase twofold
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
throw away as refuse
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
moving swiftly
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
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From this reading Hello-o!"
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Dictionary._ "Ho-o-e-ee!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
a brief written record
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIEGE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading As the curtain rose to the flying echoes Long stepped to the edge of the dump, frying-pan in hand, and sent back an answering shout in the startled high note of a lonely man taken unawares.
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