Chapter 5 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves. Both hands were red. Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow. His eyes waited as the color dissolved. His hands were clean.
Chapter 5 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “His hands were clean.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “His eyes waited as the color dissolved.”
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading “His eyes waited as the color dissolved.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes waited as the color dissolved.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both hands were red.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading His hands were clean.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading His eyes waited as the color dissolved.
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading His eyes waited as the color dissolved.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes waited as the color dissolved.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Both hands were red.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Both hands were red.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
move over something with pressure
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mallare sat down on a bench and removed his gloves.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
in a weary manner
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading His eyes waited as the color dissolved.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both hands were red.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Smiling tiredly, he began to rub them with the snow.
Chapter 5 of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath by Ben Hecht holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 454 sentences of Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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