Chapter 10 of The Crimson Sign is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Crimson Sign is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES. “What is the hour?” “Somewhat after three. The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate. ´Tis very dark.”
Chapter 10 of The Crimson Sign is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.”
any large and important church
From this reading “The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading ““Somewhat after three.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “´Tis very dark.””
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.”
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 “´Tis very dark.””
In this reading “OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading “Somewhat after three.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
any large and important church
From this reading The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ´Tis very dark.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “What is the hour?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the hour?”
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 The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Somewhat after three.
be standing; be upright
From this reading OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Somewhat after three.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ´Tis very dark.”
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.
precisely as stated
From this reading ´Tis very dark.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The bell in the Cathedral struck the hour as we left the gate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the hour?”
Chapter 10 of The Crimson Sign by S. R. (Samuel Robert) Keightley holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 10 holds 298 sentences of The Crimson Sign, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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