Chapter 7 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Further indications of pride and vanity were sought. “What horse were you riding when you were captured? Who gave it you?” “The King.” “You had other things--riches--of the King?”
Chapter 7 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading ““What horse were you riding when you were captured?”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.”
plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading “Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.”
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading ““You had other things--riches--of the King?””
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading ““What horse were you riding when you were captured?”
that is looked for
From this reading “Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “What horse were you riding when you were captured?
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Who gave it you?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You had other things--riches--of the King?”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “What horse were you riding when you were captured?
plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who gave it you?”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “The King.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “You had other things--riches--of the King?”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading “You had other things--riches--of the King?”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “What horse were you riding when you were captured?
that is looked for
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The King.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “You had other things--riches--of the King?”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Further indications of pride and vanity were sought.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What horse were you riding when you were captured?
at the time that
From this reading “What horse were you riding when you were captured?
which person or people
From this reading Who gave it you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What horse were you riding when you were captured?
Chapter 7 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 by Mark Twain holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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