Chapter 13 of "I Conquered" is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of "I Conquered" is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding. He was silent. VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in. Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day." "So?"
Chapter 13 of "I Conquered" is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.”
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.”
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading “VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.”
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading “VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.”
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading “Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.”
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 “VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.”
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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 VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was silent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He was silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then VB said: "Bob Thorpe was over to-day."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
up to a particular time
From this reading VB, too, was quiet and they spoke little until the housework was finished and Jed had drawn off his boots preparatory to turning in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was silent.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading VB Fights Jed returned that evening, worn by a hard day's riding.
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