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Chapter 6 of On the Field of Glory is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He will not come back! All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment. And a marvellous thing! There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected. In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
Chapter 6 of On the Field of Glory is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.”
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “And a marvellous thing!”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.”
fit to be seen
From this reading “There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.”
not often
From this reading “In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.”
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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be restored
In this reading “"He will not come back!”
In this reading “And a marvellous thing!”
In this reading “There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.”
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
In this reading “All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.”
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 And a marvellous thing!
(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 All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a marvellous thing!
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From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "He will not come back!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He will not come back!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will not come back!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And a marvellous thing!
the force of workers available
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
a particular point in time
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He will not come back!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
fit to be seen
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
not often
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
a special situation
From this reading And a marvellous thing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All is lost!" exclaimed Panna Anulka to herself at the first moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will not come back!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading In a word, rarely had there been so many guests at Belchantska.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were five men in that mansion, one of whom was young and presentable; and besides Pan Grothus, the starosta, Pan Serafin was expected.
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