Chapter 18 of The adventure of the broad arrow is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The adventure of the broad arrow is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROAD WITH PITS. "Come," said the Baker, "come!" "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart. And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face. For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
Chapter 18 of The adventure of the broad arrow is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “"Come," said the Baker, "come!"”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.”
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.”
plural of “pit” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading “THE ROAD WITH PITS.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.”
marked by wrinkles
From this reading “For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.”
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 “And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.”
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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 "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading "Come," said the Baker, "come!"
the two together, not just one
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," said the Baker, "come!"
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
intense and profound fear
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
many times at short intervals
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
plural of “pit” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading THE ROAD WITH PITS.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE ROAD WITH PITS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," said the Baker, "come!"
cut with a saw
From this reading And looking at his chum, he saw the horror in the poor fellow's face.
having or joined by a seam or seams
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD WITH PITS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?" asked Smith, with a sick heart.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ROAD WITH PITS.
marked by wrinkles
From this reading For it was wrinkled and seamed, and the courage and hope, which had helped them both so often, had, for that time at least, left him utterly.
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