Chapter 4 of The Gold Sickle is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Gold Sickle is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF ALBREGE. "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself. "One story?" cried Joel. "Tell us twenty, a hundred! You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
Chapter 4 of The Gold Sickle is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading “You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"Tell us twenty, a hundred!”
not known
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
(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 "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "One story?" cried Joel.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
ten 10s
From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One story?" cried Joel.
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
express in words
From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
not known
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
Chapter 4 of The Gold Sickle by Eugène Sue holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 4 holds 112 sentences of The Gold Sickle, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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