Chapter 3 of The Brass Bell is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Brass Bell is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE LION'S DEN. The night passed. When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching. At sunset they came to a fork in the road. "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
Chapter 3 of The Brass Bell is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ruined by overcooking
From this reading “When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “IN THE LION'S DEN.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “At sunset they came to a fork in the road.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “IN THE LION'S DEN.”
the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading “When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “"Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “At sunset they came to a fork in the road.”
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading “When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.”
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.
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In this reading “IN THE LION'S DEN.”
In this reading “When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.”
In this reading “At sunset they came to a fork in the road.”
In this reading “"Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.”
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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 At sunset they came to a fork in the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sunset they came to a fork in the road.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At sunset they came to a fork in the road.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading IN THE LION'S DEN.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading At sunset they came to a fork in the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LION'S DEN.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading IN THE LION'S DEN.
the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night passed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The night passed.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At sunset they came to a fork in the road.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading At sunset they came to a fork in the road.
carry out
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LION'S DEN.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Of these two ways, which shall we take?" mused Albinik.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
at the time that
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the next day drew to its close Albinik and Meroe had traversed all the burnt country, from Vannes to the mouth of the Loire, which they were now approaching.
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