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Chapter 20 of The further adventures of Zorro is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNEXPECTED. Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building. Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene. Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance. There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
Chapter 20 of The further adventures of Zorro is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.”
Every word is available to listen to. 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 Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
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From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
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From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
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From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
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From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
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From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
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From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
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From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
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From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
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From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
above and across; more than
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
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From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just in front of it he stopped to look over the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED.
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From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dead men were scattered on the ground at a distance.
in or at the place that
From this reading There were more dead men around the huts, where the crew of the trading schooner had made their last stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Ramón bade the woman guard the _señorita_ well, and then hurried from the adobe building.
