Chapter 6 of The Blockade of Phalsburg is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Blockade of Phalsburg is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand. "We will talk about it again, Father Moses. I always said that you would turn out well in the end." He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room. My wife was very pale.
Chapter 6 of The Blockade of Phalsburg is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clothing in general
From this reading “"Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “"We will talk about it again, Father Moses.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “My wife was very pale.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “"Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “"Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.”
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading “He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.”
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.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “"We will talk about it again, Father Moses.”
be shown or be found to be
In this reading “I always said that you would turn out well in the end."”
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 He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
anew
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
clothing in general
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
opinion or judgment
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading My wife was very pale.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now I must go and change my clothes," said the sergeant, shaking my hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
precisely as stated
From this reading My wife was very pale.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My wife was very pale.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will talk about it again, Father Moses.
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading He gave a low laugh as was his custom, winking his eyes, and then went across the passage into his room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I always said that you would turn out well in the end."
Chapter 6 of The Blockade of Phalsburg by Erckmann-Chatrian holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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