Chapter 5 of The Bandolero is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Bandolero is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And yet it was not like this. There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable. Was it caution? Was it coquetry? It stung me to think it was the latter.
Chapter 5 of The Bandolero is here in full — 401 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 trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “Was it caution?”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “It stung me to think it was the latter.”
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading “There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “It stung me to think it was the latter.”
not easily deciphered
From this reading “There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.”
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading Was it caution?
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading Was it coquetry?
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading It stung me to think it was the latter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading It stung me to think it was the latter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It stung me to think it was the latter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It stung me to think it was the latter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
not easily deciphered
From this reading There was salutation in it, distant, disguised under some strange reserve--to me unreadable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it was not like this.
Chapter 5 of The Bandolero by Mayne Reid holds 401 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 401 sentences of The Bandolero, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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