Chapter 4 of Martin Valliant is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Martin Valliant is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Martin Valliant—Martin Valliant!” He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her. “Martin Valliant, be not angry with me. I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit. I have come to warn you.”
Chapter 4 of Martin Valliant is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““Martin Valliant, be not angry with me.”
react verbally
From this reading “He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““Martin Valliant—Martin Valliant!””
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “I have come to warn you.””
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.
temporarily
In this reading “He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.”
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 He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Martin Valliant, be not angry with me.
react verbally
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Martin Valliant, be not angry with me.
the act of breaking something
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have come to warn you.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have come to warn you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin Valliant—Martin Valliant!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Martin Valliant, be not angry with me.
a particular point in time
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
not any; not one
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Martin Valliant—Martin Valliant!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
make a vow; promise
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading I have come to warn you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Martin Valliant, be not angry with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew her voice, and for a moment he would not answer her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not breaking my vow to you; no, not in the spirit.
Chapter 4 of Martin Valliant by Warwick Deeping holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Martin Valliant, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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