Chapter 5 of Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet. What was this that he saw? He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria. Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below. In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
Chapter 5 of Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading “He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.”
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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 Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was this that he saw?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading He was on the roof of the house in Alexandria.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
cut with a saw
From this reading What was this that he saw?
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was this that he saw?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this that he saw?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In that room, his master Heraklas knelt and carefully drew a brick from its place in the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was this that he saw?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this that he saw?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through an open space beside the wind-sail next to him, he could look into a small room below.
but in spite of that
From this reading Athribis the slave bent lower--lower yet.
Chapter 5 of Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East by Mary E. (Mary Ellen) Bamford holds 134 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 134 sentences of Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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