Chapter 17 of Gladiator is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Gladiator is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Telegram for you." Hugo read the wire. His father was sick and failing rapidly. "I want my wages," he said. Then he went back to the barn.
Chapter 17 of Gladiator is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Then he went back to the barn.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “His father was sick and failing rapidly.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “Hugo read the wire.”
with speed
From this reading “His father was sick and failing rapidly.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “His father was sick and failing rapidly.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “"Telegram for you."”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “"I want my wages," he said.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Hugo read the wire.”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Then he went back to the barn.”
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 His father was sick and failing rapidly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he went back to the barn.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Then he went back to the barn.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading His father was sick and failing rapidly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father was sick and failing rapidly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Telegram for you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want my wages," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father was sick and failing rapidly.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading Hugo read the wire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want my wages," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I want my wages," he said.
with speed
From this reading His father was sick and failing rapidly.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Hugo read the wire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I want my wages," he said.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading His father was sick and failing rapidly.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "Telegram for you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hugo read the wire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went back to the barn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he went back to the barn.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading "I want my wages," he said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want my wages," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father was sick and failing rapidly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he went back to the barn.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Hugo read the wire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Telegram for you."
Chapter 17 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 17 holds 406 sentences of Gladiator, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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