Chapter 5 of Historical Romances is here in full — 708 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Historical Romances is here in full — 708 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ARREST. So it had come! And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape. The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him. And I found no words.
Chapter 5 of Historical Romances is here in full — 708 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “THE ARREST.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.”
set up or found
From this reading “And I found no words.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “And I found no words.”
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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 And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
take into custody
From this reading THE ARREST.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So it had come!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
set up or found
From this reading And I found no words.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it had come!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it had come!
not any; not one
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
cut with a saw
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it had come!
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARREST.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sergeant was between us, and I could not strike him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And come in such a fashion that I saw no way of escape.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And I found no words.
Chapter 5 of Historical Romances by Stanley John Weyman holds 708 sentences, grouped into 142 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 708 sentences of Historical Romances, unabridged, divided into 142 reading sections.
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