Chapter 8 of The book of friendly giants is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The book of friendly giants is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel. One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless. By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips. “Bumpkins! Boobies!” they shouted.
Chapter 8 of The book of friendly giants is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.”
a club that is used as a weapon
From this reading “Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.”
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.”
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading “One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.”
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.”
dependable
From this reading “Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.”
plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
From this reading “By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.”
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 “One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
plural of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
exhale hard
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boobies!” they shouted.
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From this reading “Bumpkins!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.
a club that is used as a weapon
From this reading Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
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From this reading Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading One blow, and Marquet reeled back senseless.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Boobies!” they shouted.
dependable
From this reading Out came Forgier’s stout oak cudgel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By that time the other bakers had driven up, and seeing Marquet fall, they set on the shepherds with their whips.
Chapter 8 of The book of friendly giants by Eunice Fuller holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 400 sentences of The book of friendly giants, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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