Chapter 12 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are we tiring you?" "No, Captain. I'd like something to eat, though." "I ordered some hot broth." "Thank you.
Chapter 12 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
From this reading “"I ordered some hot broth."”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"No, Captain.”
take in solid food
From this reading “I'd like something to eat, though."”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “"I ordered some hot broth."”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “"I ordered some hot broth."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I'd like something to eat, though."”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you.”
producing exhaustion
From this reading “"Are we tiring you?"”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are we tiring you?"
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
From this reading "I ordered some hot broth."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "No, Captain.
take in solid food
From this reading I'd like something to eat, though."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "I ordered some hot broth."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ordered some hot broth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd like something to eat, though."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like something to eat, though."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Captain.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "I ordered some hot broth."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I ordered some hot broth."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I'd like something to eat, though."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I'd like something to eat, though."
producing exhaustion
From this reading "Are we tiring you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd like something to eat, though."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are we tiring you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are we tiring you?"
Chapter 12 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 403 sentences of The Five Arrows, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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