Chapter 4 of The Dreamers: A Club is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Dreamers: A Club is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out. I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_. Both immediately burst into flames. Manila was conquered. The fleet gone, the city fell.
Chapter 4 of The Dreamers: A Club is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “Manila was conquered.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.”
having lost your job
From this reading “I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.”
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “Both immediately burst into flames.”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “The fleet gone, the city fell.”
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading “Manila was conquered.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.”
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 “Both immediately burst into flames.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.”
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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 I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both immediately burst into flames.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Both immediately burst into flames.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The fleet gone, the city fell.
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Manila was conquered.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The fleet gone, the city fell.
having lost your job
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Both immediately burst into flames.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The fleet gone, the city fell.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The fleet gone, the city fell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Both immediately burst into flames.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Both immediately burst into flames.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading Manila was conquered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I fired my revolver at the _Castilla_ and threw a fish-ball at the _Velasco_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Manila was conquered.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just as we were eating the latter the _Castilla_ and _Velasco_ came out.
Chapter 4 of The Dreamers: A Club by John Kendrick Bangs holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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