Chapter 20 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands. "Against?" The three men looked at Rafael. He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling. "Are you against the idea, Rafael?"
Chapter 20 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.”
with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
From this reading “He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The three men looked at Rafael.”
In this reading “The three men looked at Rafael.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Against?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you against the idea, Rafael?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The three men looked at Rafael.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Are you against the idea, Rafael?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The three men looked at Rafael.
the force of workers available
From this reading The three men looked at Rafael.
with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three men looked at Rafael.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading He folded his hands in his lap, ostentatiously studied the ceiling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three men looked at Rafael.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hall and Eduardo Sanchez raised their hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three men looked at Rafael.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you against the idea, Rafael?"
Chapter 20 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 20 holds 400 sentences of The Five Arrows, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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