Chapter 5 of Famous stories from foreign countries is here in full — 1561 sentences across 313 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Famous stories from foreign countries is here in full — 1561 sentences across 313 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Weeks passed. _Kli-r-r! Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----. Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face. The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.
Chapter 5 of Famous stories from foreign countries is here in full — 1561 sentences across 313 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading “Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.”
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.”
having a loud resonant metallic sound
From this reading “Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.”
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading “Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.”
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Weeks passed.”
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.
In this reading “Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.”
In this reading “Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.”
In this reading “Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.”
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 Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
having a loud resonant metallic sound
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Kli-r-r!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Weeks passed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The prisoners were being led to the place of execution.
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Weeks passed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kli-rr-rr--_ This time the chains were clanging through the village of A----.
a Caucasian
From this reading Between rows of glittering bayonets appeared from time to time, a white face.
Chapter 5 of Famous stories from foreign countries by Edna Worthley [Translator] Underwood holds 1561 sentences, grouped into 313 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 1561 sentences of Famous stories from foreign countries, unabridged, divided into 313 reading sections.
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