Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 11 is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 11 is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
20th October. Yet another. I was walking by the river, after breakfast. And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep. It was noon.
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 11 is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I was walking by the river, after breakfast.”
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It was noon.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “20th October.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “I was walking by the river, after breakfast.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “I was walking by the river, after breakfast.”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.”
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From this reading 20th October.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
later than; following
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Yet another.
in a state of sleep
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was noon.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was noon.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading 20th October.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
cut with a saw
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet another.
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 11 by Guy de Maupassant holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 218 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 11, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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