Chapter 5 of Evelyn Byrd is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Evelyn Byrd is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind. “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you. He doesn’t like your sort.” The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life. “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
Chapter 5 of Evelyn Byrd is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading ““I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.”
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading “With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.”
In this reading “The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.”
In this reading “With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He doesn’t like your sort.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He doesn’t like your sort.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He doesn’t like your sort.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
on one occasion
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
in a piteous manner
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading The man fell at once into panic and pleaded for his life.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He doesn’t like your sort.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, what will become of me?” he piteously moaned.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that, Kilgariff tore the paper to bits and scattered its fragments to the night wind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shall order you sent to the guard-house and manacled, until General Early shall have decided what to do with you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He doesn’t like your sort.”
Chapter 5 of Evelyn Byrd by George Cary Eggleston holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Evelyn Byrd, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Evelyn Byrd by George Cary Eggleston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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