Chapter 18 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said. "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle. Thank you, _companero_. Just let me rest here for a few minutes." Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
Chapter 18 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “"To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “"To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.”
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 “Just let me rest here for a few minutes."”
In this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
In this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
In this reading “Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you, _companero_.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
and nothing more
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
above and across; more than
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Just let me rest here for a few minutes."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you, _companero_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Throughout all of this, Lavandero stood over Tabio's table, staring down at the jar of pencils with a dark, ugly face.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It is a stupid way to live," Gonzales said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you, _companero_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To have your life depend always on your being a vegetable with a bottle.
Chapter 18 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 18 holds 410 sentences of The Five Arrows, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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