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Chapter 10 of Legend-led is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.
Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!
Save me!
Agony is coming.
I didn't mean to disobey her.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Legend-led

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Legend-led is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.
/kleɪmd puːr ˈlɪtəl ˈdʒɪpsi leɪ fɔːr ˈmeni deɪz ɪn ˈpɑːrʃəl ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnɪs ənd ɪn ɡreɪt peɪn/
Line 2
Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!
/hɜːr dɪˈlɪriəm wɑːz ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː ˈwɪtnəs oʊ seɪv miː/
Line 3
Save me!
/seɪv miː/
Line 4
Agony is coming.
/ˈæɡ.ə.ni ɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ/
Line 5
I didn't mean to disobey her.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Agony noun US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading “Agony is coming.”

Claimed verb US /kleɪmd/

past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

From this reading “Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.”

delirium noun US /dɪˈlɪriəm/

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading “Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!”

disobey verb US /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/

refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

From this reading “I didn't mean to disobey her.”

Gypsy noun US /ˈdʒɪpsi/

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading “Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.”

partial adjective US /ˈpɑːrʃəl/

being or affecting only a part; not total

From this reading “Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.”

unconsciousness noun US /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnɪs/

a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

From this reading “Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.”

witness noun US /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading “Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

many days adjective + noun

In this reading “Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.”

great pain adjective + noun

In this reading “Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.”

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AgonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading Agony is coming.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

ClaimedverbUS /kleɪmd/

past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Agony is coming.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I didn't mean to disobey her.

disobeyverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/

refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

From this reading I didn't mean to disobey her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I didn't mean to disobey her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Agony is coming.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I didn't mean to disobey her.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

partialadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrʃəl/

being or affecting only a part; not total

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

POORadjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

unconsciousnessnounUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnɪs/

a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

From this reading Claimed POOR little Gypsy lay for many days in partial unconsciousness and in great pain.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Her delirium was trying to witness: "Oh, save me!

Chapter 10 of Legend-led by Amy Le Feuvre holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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Chapter 10 holds 172 sentences of Legend-led, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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