Chapter 5 of Short stories from the Balkans is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Short stories from the Balkans is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend. Miss Mary was the color of purple. Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter. She read it with increasing astonishment. ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
Chapter 5 of Short stories from the Balkans is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “She read it with increasing astonishment.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Miss Mary was the color of purple.”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.”
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading “ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “She read it with increasing astonishment.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “Miss Mary was the color of purple.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading She read it with increasing astonishment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
fearless and daring
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
set up or found
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
becoming greater or larger
From this reading She read it with increasing astonishment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She read it with increasing astonishment.
and nothing more
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
engage in
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She read it with increasing astonishment.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read it with increasing astonishment.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Mrs. Nocar bent over and embraced her speechless friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Mary was the color of purple.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Just one week later on returning from church, Miss Mary found another letter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She read it with increasing astonishment.
produce a literary work
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ESTEEMED MISS: _Do not be angry that I make bold to write to you.
Chapter 5 of Short stories from the Balkans by Edna Worthley [Translator] Underwood holds 402 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 5 holds 402 sentences of Short stories from the Balkans, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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