Chapter 3 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’ ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel. ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave. I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof. If you are a man you will fight me.’
Chapter 3 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’”
New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
From this reading “’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.”
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading “I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.”
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.”
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 “’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you are a man you will fight me.’
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are a man you will fight me.’
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
go away from a place
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If you are a man you will fight me.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ’Nonsense,’ laughed Kate, ’our chickens are all under cover.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not be insulted by you on my father’s land, and under my own roof.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ’Kate was engaged to me for the Tank,[1] and you carried her off without asking leave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’I’ll fight you,’ said Hillary, turning to Samuel.
Chapter 3 of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 405 sentences of Red Spider, Volume 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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