Chapter 5 of Noémi is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Noémi is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAISING THE RANSOM. A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight. The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy. It owned a little seigneurie, Ste. Soure, little else.
Chapter 5 of Noémi is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “RAISING THE RANSOM.”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “RAISING THE RANSOM.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.”
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.
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In this reading “A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.”
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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 A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
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From this reading Soure, little else.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading RAISING THE RANSOM.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading RAISING THE RANSOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soure, little else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
a quantity of money
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAISING THE RANSOM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
Chapter 5 of Noémi by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 135 sentences of Noémi, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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