Chapter 3 of Historical vignettes, 1st series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Historical vignettes, 1st series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall. Vat is to vollow?” he demanded. “Ja! Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior. Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.
Chapter 3 of Historical vignettes, 1st series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading ““He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.”
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading “Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.”
in a sheepish manner
From this reading “Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.”
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading “Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.”
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.”
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.
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From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
street names for marijuana
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ja!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
on the contrary
From this reading Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
in a sheepish manner
From this reading Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lord Halifax smiled rather sheepishly.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He drow de gage; anodder agcept it; dey vight; my man vall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vat is to vollow?” he demanded.
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Dat is vat strike idself into me bom-bom,” said Schomberg the warrior.
Chapter 3 of Historical vignettes, 1st series by Bernard Capes holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 419 sentences of Historical vignettes, 1st series, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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