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Chapter 32 of The Fall of a Nation is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick! He’s alive--he’s alive!” Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast. Zonia caught it, bent and kissed him. Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
Chapter 32 of The Fall of a Nation is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.”
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading “Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.”
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.”
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 “Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.”
In this reading “Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.”
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possessing life
From this reading He’s alive--he’s alive!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Zonia caught it, bent and kissed him.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Zonia caught it, bent and kissed him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s alive--he’s alive!”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Zonia caught it, bent and kissed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zonia caught it, bent and kissed him.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Zonia caught it, bent and kissed him.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
move upward
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Holland staggered to the group and knelt by their side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Billy opened his eyes feebly and raised his hand to the ugly wound in his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Holland rallied from her swoon and Marya helped her to rise as Zonia shouted joyfully: “Come quick!
Chapter 32 of The Fall of a Nation by Thomas, Jr. Dixon holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 32 holds 83 sentences of The Fall of a Nation, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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