Chapter 5 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar? What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation. "Look, Cadell! Is there no second door to this trap? Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
Chapter 5 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.”
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.”
(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
From this reading “Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.”
filled with something
From this reading “Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Is there no second door to this trap?”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.”
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.
introducing a different topic
In this reading “Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look, Cadell!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, Cadell!
not any; not one
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
come into possession of
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
filled with something
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
Chapter 5 of Pabo, the Priest: A Novel by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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