Chapter 11 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE. "Look thou yonder! Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian. "Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly. "Horsemen!
Chapter 11 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “"Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.”
in a breathless manner
From this reading “"Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.”
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “"Horsemen!”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.”
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading “Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"Look thou yonder!”
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.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading "Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.
in a breathless manner
From this reading "Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading "Horsemen!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look thou yonder!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Banners!" responded Ned, almost breathlessly.
a male human offspring
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Look thou yonder!
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading Look, O Ned, the son of Webb!" exclaimed Father Brian.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Look thou yonder!
Chapter 11 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. by William O. Stoddard holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 11 holds 283 sentences of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did., unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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