Chapter 12 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him. "He must die." "Either you or he," laughs Gabbett. "Give me the axe." "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
Chapter 12 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “"Give me the axe."”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “"No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.”
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading “"No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “"Either you or he," laughs Gabbett.”
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
From this reading “"No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “"No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.”
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 “They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
anew
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading "Give me the axe."
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "He must die."
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Either you or he," laughs Gabbett.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
an agenda of things to do
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Either you or he," laughs Gabbett.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me the axe."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must die."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
provoking horror
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading "Either you or he," laughs Gabbett.
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me the axe."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must die."
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Either you or he," laughs Gabbett.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "No, no," said the Crow, his thin malignant face distorted by a horrible resolution.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
up to a particular time
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
at the time that
From this reading They fare again through the horrible bush until nightfall, when Vetch, in a strange voice, called the giant to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Either you or he," laughs Gabbett.
Chapter 12 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 by Charles Dudley [Editor] Warner holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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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