Chapter 9 of Langford of the Three Bars is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Langford of the Three Bars is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late. The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat. The door was thrown wide open. It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room. There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
Chapter 9 of Langford of the Three Bars is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.”
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading “There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.”
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading “It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.”
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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In this reading “The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.”
In this reading “There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.”
In this reading “It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.”
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 August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
later than; following
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was thrown wide open.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door was thrown wide open.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The door was thrown wide open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was good to feel the night air creeping into the stifling room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE LAZY S It was late.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The August night was cool and sweet after a weary day of intense heat.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The door was thrown wide open.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no light within; and without, nothing but the brilliant stars in the quiet, brooding sky.
Chapter 9 of Langford of the Three Bars by Kate Boyles Bingham holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 9 holds 279 sentences of Langford of the Three Bars, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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