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Chapter 8 of The Hero of the People is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER BLOW. As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning. At that hour everybody had risen. On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention. A crowd was round him in a few steps.
Chapter 8 of The Hero of the People is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in bed
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading “On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “At that hour everybody had risen.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading “On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.”
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading “On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.”
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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In this reading “A crowd was round him in a few steps.”
In this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
In this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A crowd was round him in a few steps.
in bed
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER BLOW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
exhale hard
From this reading ANOTHER BLOW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
(15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
every person
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the act of departing
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
being perceived or observed
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
according to the clock
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
up to a particular time
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
in or at the place that
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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