Chapter 17 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, Mateo. His bullet sailed over my head. My bullets both hit him. I aimed for the heart. See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
Chapter 17 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “I aimed for the heart.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “See, you are covered with his blood, no?"”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “His bullet sailed over my head.”
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “My bullets both hit him.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “See, you are covered with his blood, no?"”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I aimed for the heart.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “My bullets both hit him.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “His bullet sailed over my head.”
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.
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past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading I aimed for the heart.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
the two together, not just one
From this reading My bullets both hit him.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading His bullet sailed over my head.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading My bullets both hit him.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I aimed for the heart.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His bullet sailed over my head.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I aimed for the heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My bullets both hit him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bullet sailed over my head.
cause to move by striking
From this reading My bullets both hit him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I aimed for the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Mateo.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His bullet sailed over my head.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Mateo.
above and across; more than
From this reading His bullet sailed over my head.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading His bullet sailed over my head.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I aimed for the heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See, you are covered with his blood, no?"
Chapter 17 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase holds 404 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 17 holds 404 sentences of The Five Arrows, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 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.
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