Chapter 10 of The Forest of Swords is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Forest of Swords is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_. Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made. Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!" Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back: "I had no other choice."
Chapter 10 of The Forest of Swords is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading “THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.”
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"”
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
on or to one side
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back:
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
cause to be bored
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading "I had no other choice."
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had no other choice."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back:
with relatively high volume
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
not any; not one
From this reading "I had no other choice."
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I had no other choice."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
on the contrary
From this reading Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back:
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back:
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
in the direction of
From this reading THE CONTINUING BATTLE The _Arrow_ bore in toward the _Omnibus_.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
a Caucasian
From this reading Wharton looked rather white, but he shouted back:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Wharton had put his rifle aside and was staring downward as if he would see the wreck that he had made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lannes called to him loudly: "You've saved us all!"
Chapter 10 of The Forest of Swords by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 10 holds 258 sentences of The Forest of Swords, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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