Chapter 10 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Francine still held back. "I don't understand at all. I am only a poor girl and this frightens me. The police! They set traps--the police."
Chapter 10 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
third-person singular of “frighten” — cause fear in
From this reading “I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.”
a young female
From this reading “I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “But Francine still held back.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “The police!”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “They set traps--the police."”
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “They set traps--the police."”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"I don't understand at all.”
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.
In this reading “I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
(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 "I don't understand at all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't understand at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But Francine still held back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Francine still held back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Francine still held back.
third-person singular of “frighten” — cause fear in
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
a young female
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But Francine still held back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand at all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
and nothing more
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The police!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They set traps--the police."
not in physical motion
From this reading But Francine still held back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The police!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set traps--the police."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am only a poor girl and this frightens me.
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading They set traps--the police."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't understand at all.
Chapter 10 of The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 397 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 10 holds 397 sentences of The House of the Arrow, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 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.
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