Chapter 6 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“When’ll Mr. Ames be out?” Plunk asked. “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here. It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.” “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
Chapter 6 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one or the other of two
From this reading ““So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.””
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.””
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ““So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.””
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading “Plunk asked.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ““Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.””
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ““So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.””
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 “It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.””
In this reading ““Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.”
In this reading ““So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Plunk asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading Plunk asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
up to a particular time
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
Chapter 6 of Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 173 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 6 holds 173 sentences of Mark Tidd's Citadel, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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