Chapter 5 of John Brent is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of John Brent is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACROSS COUNTRY. I led my friend toward the corral. “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I. “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true. He will go till he dies.”
Chapter 5 of John Brent is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enclose in a corral
From this reading “I led my friend toward the corral.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “He will go till he dies.””
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ““A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “I led my friend toward the corral.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading ““Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.”
stop the flow of a liquid
From this reading ““Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.”
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 ““Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.”
In this reading ““A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.”
In this reading “ACROSS COUNTRY.”
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 “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS COUNTRY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.
enclose in a corral
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ACROSS COUNTRY.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading He will go till he dies.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He will go till he dies.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will go till he dies.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.
stop the flow of a liquid
From this reading “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
up to a particular time
From this reading He will go till he dies.”
in the direction of
From this reading I led my friend toward the corral.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will go till he dies.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; a splendid fellow,--stanch and true.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “A fine horse that gray of yours,” said I.
Chapter 5 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 134 sentences of John Brent, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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