Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk. Mark shrugged his shoulders. “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.” He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while. Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Mark shrugged his shoulders.”
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading ““He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.”
a strong line
From this reading “Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Mark shrugged his shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Mark shrugged his shoulders.”
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading ““He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading ““If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.””
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 “He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.”
In this reading “Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
(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 “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
any person at all
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mark shrugged his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark shrugged his shoulders.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
above and across; more than
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
a strong line
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Mark shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Mark shrugged his shoulders.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Finally he turned around and asked if anybody had seen a strong rope lying about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He knows we’ve stored our food over here,” says Plunk.
during the time that
From this reading He walked to the door and stood looking out for quite a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If that was all I had to w-worry about,” says he, “I’d start whistlin’ a tune.”
Chapter 4 of Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 174 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.
Chapter 4 holds 174 sentences of Mark Tidd's Citadel, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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