Chapter 10 of Landscape with figures is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Landscape with figures is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Thank God!” muttered Fulke. “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it. By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!” It was Ruby who remonstrated. “I forgot, darling.”
Chapter 10 of Landscape with figures is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special loved one
From this reading ““I forgot, darling.””
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading ““Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading ““Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading ““Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““I forgot, darling.””
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““Thank God!” muttered Fulke.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “It was Ruby who remonstrated.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Thank God!” muttered Fulke.”
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.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!”
a special loved one
From this reading “I forgot, darling.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I forgot, darling.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank God!” muttered Fulke.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Thank God!” muttered Fulke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I forgot, darling.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Thank God!” muttered Fulke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Ruby who remonstrated.
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading It was Ruby who remonstrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank God!” muttered Fulke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the tripes of St. Francis——” “Fulke, dear!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Ruby who remonstrated.
which person or people
From this reading It was Ruby who remonstrated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Back to dear, dirty old Europe, with all there is to fight in it.
Chapter 10 of Landscape with figures by Ronald Fraser holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 428 sentences of Landscape with figures, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Landscape with figures by Ronald Fraser exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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