Chapter 10 of Looking Forward is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Looking Forward is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Annihilation of Spain. Arrival of the "Death Angels" over Spain. Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France. The doom of Weyler and his cohorts. "Remember the Maine."
Chapter 10 of Looking Forward is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Arrival of the "Death Angels" over Spain.”
destruction by annihilating something
From this reading “The Annihilation of Spain.”
plural of “cohort” — a company of companions or supporters
From this reading “The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.”
a state in New England
From this reading “"Remember the Maine."”
a chain of mountains between France and Spain
From this reading “Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.”
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading “The Annihilation of Spain.”
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.”
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.
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Arrival of the "Death Angels" over Spain.
destruction by annihilating something
From this reading The Annihilation of Spain.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Arrival of the "Death Angels" over Spain.
plural of “cohort” — a company of companions or supporters
From this reading The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Arrival of the "Death Angels" over Spain.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.
a state in New England
From this reading "Remember the Maine."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Annihilation of Spain.
above and across; more than
From this reading Arrival of the "Death Angels" over Spain.
a chain of mountains between France and Spain
From this reading Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember the Maine."
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading The Annihilation of Spain.
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading Spaniards cross the Pyrenees into France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Annihilation of Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doom of Weyler and his cohorts.
Chapter 10 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 59 sentences of Looking Forward, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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