Chapter 3 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Englishman put the phone away. "One of my countrymen," he explained. "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops. We help one another in a case like this. Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."
Chapter 3 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading “"One of my countrymen," he explained.”
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “"He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “The Englishman put the phone away.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"One of my countrymen," he explained.”
introducing a different topic
From this reading “Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."”
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading “"He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The Englishman put the phone away.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.”
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 “Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."”
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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 We help one another in a case like this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We help one another in a case like this.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Englishman put the phone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
an occurrence of something
From this reading We help one another in a case like this.
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading "One of my countrymen," he explained.
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading The Englishman put the phone away.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "One of my countrymen," he explained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One of my countrymen," he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We help one another in a case like this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
introducing a different topic
From this reading Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We help one another in a case like this.
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "One of my countrymen," he explained.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of my countrymen," he explained.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of my countrymen," he explained.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The Englishman put the phone away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Englishman put the phone away.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "He's not in Monte Azul and I'm not in southern crops.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Englishman put the phone away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We help one another in a case like this.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We help one another in a case like this.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Incidentally, he never heard of your Androtten."
Chapter 3 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 3 holds 390 sentences of The Five Arrows, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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