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She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here. But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you. They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word. At twelve o'clock they will have to go away. On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
Chapter 5 of Snowdrop & Other Tales is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 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.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.”
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.”
according to the clock
From this reading “At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.”
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading “They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.”
being four more than twenty
From this reading “On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.”
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.
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.”
In this reading “But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.”
In this reading “They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.”
In this reading “On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.”
In this reading “At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.”
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 But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
the force of workers available
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
according to the clock
From this reading At twelve o'clock they will have to go away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
express in words
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
express in speech
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
unbearable physical pain
From this reading They will torment you, strike, and pinch you, but don't say a word.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
being four more than twenty
From this reading On the second night twelve more will come, and on the third twenty-four.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But do not speak a word, whatever they do or say to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said, 'To-night, twelve black men hung with chains will appear, and they will ask what you are doing here.
Chapter 5 of Snowdrop & Other Tales by Jacob Grimm holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of Snowdrop & Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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