Chapter 5 of Pilgrims' project is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Pilgrims' project is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home. But Taigue was. He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place. This time he hadn't come alone. The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
Chapter 5 of Pilgrims' project is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.”
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.”
a club used as a weapon
From this reading “The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.”
a policeman who patrols a given region
From this reading “The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.”
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.
In this reading “Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.”
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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 The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
Having no one else present.
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
a club used as a weapon
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Taigue was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
a policeman who patrols a given region
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Taigue was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Taigue was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
at the time that
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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Chapter 5 holds 233 sentences of Pilgrims' project, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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