Chapter 14 of The Capsina: An Historical Novel is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Capsina: An Historical Novel is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left. Suleima met him at the gate. "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry. "And I, too, have seen her. She has been here."
Chapter 14 of The Capsina: An Historical Novel is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.”
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Suleima met him at the gate.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Suleima met him at the gate.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.”
accept gladly
From this reading “"Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.”
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 “Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.”
In this reading “Suleima met him at the gate.”
In this reading “"Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.”
In this reading “Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
later than; following
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I, too, have seen her.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suleima met him at the gate.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Suleima met him at the gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been here."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I, too, have seen her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I, too, have seen her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She has been here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suleima met him at the gate.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I, too, have seen her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
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 Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Suleima met him at the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And I, too, have seen her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suleima met him at the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mitsos returned home after the destruction of Dramali's army, arriving there the day after the Capsina had left.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And I, too, have seen her.
accept gladly
From this reading "Oh, welcome, Mitsos!" she cried, in a hurry.
Chapter 14 of The Capsina: An Historical Novel by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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