Chapter 10 of Jack Haydon's Quest is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jack Haydon's Quest is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELEAGUERED. But they found no headman to tell them anything. The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction. Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about. They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
Chapter 10 of Jack Haydon's Quest is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beleaguer” — annoy persistently
From this reading “BELEAGUERED.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.”
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
From this reading “But they found no headman to tell them anything.”
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading “Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “They paused beside the first which lay in their way.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
any thing at all
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
past form of “beleaguer” — annoy persistently
From this reading BELEAGUERED.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
set up or found
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
not any; not one
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
express in words
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they found no headman to tell them anything.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
in or at the place that
From this reading The forest clearing, where the village had stood, was a scene of destruction.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They paused beside the first which lay in their way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their eyes fell upon ruined houses and burned huts, with here and there a figure lying about.
Chapter 10 of Jack Haydon's Quest by John Finnemore holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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