Chapter 4 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely. "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it. Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one." Pedro accepted the hand without a word. Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
Chapter 4 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Pedro accepted the hand without a word.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “"I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.”
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.”
having come into contact
From this reading “Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.”
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 “Pedro accepted the hand without a word.”
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 Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Pedro accepted the hand without a word.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Pedro accepted the hand without a word.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
go across or through
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro accepted the hand without a word.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pedro accepted the hand without a word.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou hast been a friend, and if thou’lt believe me, hast made one."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "I thank thee for thy confidence," he said gravely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thy name shall not pass me, but I am glad to know it.
having come into contact
From this reading Cristoval poured the _chicha_, they touched their cups and drank.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Pedro accepted the hand without a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Pedro accepted the hand without a word.
Chapter 4 of The Crimson Conquest by Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson 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.
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