Chapter 30 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FLASK OF CRYSTAL. "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not." "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since." And the speaker laughed. "Poof!
Chapter 30 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."”
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “A FLASK OF CRYSTAL.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “"Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."”
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading “A FLASK OF CRYSTAL.”
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading “"Poof!”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “And the speaker laughed.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."”
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."”
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 “"Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FLASK OF CRYSTAL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading A FLASK OF CRYSTAL.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading A FLASK OF CRYSTAL.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And the speaker laughed.
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 "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FLASK OF CRYSTAL.
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading "Poof!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading And the speaker laughed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The beasts are gone, and there is an end of it; but I care not."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
a late time of life
From this reading "Thou wouldst have told a different tale not many years since."
Chapter 30 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross by Florence Morse Kingsley holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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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