Chapter 7 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza. "A beam—anything heavy! Go! Jump about it!" He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
Chapter 7 of The Crimson Conquest is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “"A beam—anything heavy!”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “"Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jump about it!"”
move hurridly
From this reading “He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “"Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.”
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.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.”
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 "Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jump about it!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
any thing at all
From this reading "A beam—anything heavy!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading "A beam—anything heavy!
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "A beam—anything heavy!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jump about it!"
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump about it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
move hurridly
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading "Fetch a timber!" shouted Mendoza.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sprang at the soldiers, waving his arms, and they went out with a rush.
Chapter 7 of The Crimson Conquest by Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson holds 399 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 7 holds 399 sentences of The Crimson Conquest, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Crimson Conquest by Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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