Chapter 13 of Sard Harker: A novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Sard Harker: A novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Who’s there?” he called. He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree. He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women. They seemed to be negresses. Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
Chapter 13 of Sard Harker: A novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.”
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.
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see something for a brief time
In this reading “He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.”
In this reading “He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.”
In this reading “He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.”
In this reading “He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They seemed to be negresses.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Who’s there?” he called.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who’s there?” he called.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They seemed to be negresses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
a human being
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to be negresses.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their faces were covered, and they seemed to be the slaves of this hiding man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Who’s there?” he called.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to be negresses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He leaped to one side and caught sight of somebody behind a tree.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who’s there?” he called.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He saw that behind this person, at some little distance, were two women.
Chapter 13 of Sard Harker: A novel by John Masefield holds 404 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.
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