Chapter 31 of Roy is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Roy is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month. Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence. Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche. No news of him had since been received. Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
Chapter 31 of Roy is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.”
the state or fact of existing
From this reading “Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.”
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading “Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.”
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading “Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.”
a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
From this reading “CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.”
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 “Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.”
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later than; following
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No news of him had since been received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No news of him had since been received.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
the literary culture
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
information about recent and important events
From this reading No news of him had since been received.
not any; not one
From this reading No news of him had since been received.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading No news of him had since been received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
not in physical motion
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading Little happened there, to vary the dead monotony of existence.
a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
in a weary manner
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading CAPTIVES STILL LIFE at Verdun went wearily on, week after week, month after month.
at the time that
From this reading Months, many and long, had dragged past since the day when Roy was hurried away to Bitche.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Letters had been written by Roy, but they had not reached his friends.
Chapter 31 of Roy by Agnes Giberne holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 31 holds 173 sentences of Roy, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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