Chapter 14 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FATAL STEP. “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air? Where will this course now lead me?” CAMOENS. BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
Chapter 14 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
having lost your job
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
bringing death
From this reading “A FATAL STEP.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Where will this course now lead me?””
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “BY H. S. G. TUCKER.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
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In this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
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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 A FATAL STEP.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
take into custody
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMOENS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
having lost your job
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
bringing death
From this reading A FATAL STEP.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
on one occasion
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading A FATAL STEP.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
Chapter 14 of Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E. holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 14 holds 125 sentences of Pride and His Prisoners, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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