Chapter 5 of Tales of the Long Bow is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tales of the Long Bow is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine. Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?” “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically. “I know him, and I believe I can get him. Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.
Chapter 5 of Tales of the Long Bow is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading ““Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.”
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading ““He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.”
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading “Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.”
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
From this reading ““Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.”
cut or make a way through
From this reading ““He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.”
domestic swine
From this reading “Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?””
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading ““Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.”
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 “Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.”
be beset by
In this reading “Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?””
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I know him, and I believe I can get him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I know him, and I believe I can get him.
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.
at any time
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I know him, and I believe I can get him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know him, and I believe I can get him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading Being a millionaire, he’s entirely ignorant.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
above and across; more than
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
cut or make a way through
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
domestic swine
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
express in words
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “Enoch Oates is Pork, and nearly everything else; Enoch Oates is turning civilization into one vast sausage-machine.
precisely as stated
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “He’s the very man you want,” cried Hilary Pierce enthusiastically.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Didn’t I ever tell you how Hilary ran into him over that pig affair?”
Chapter 5 of Tales of the Long Bow by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of Tales of the Long Bow, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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