Chapter 15 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The bas-relief of The Last Judgment. We went to see it. We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal." Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds. Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
Chapter 15 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “"The bas-relief of The Last Judgment.”
with low volume
From this reading “Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."”
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 “Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.”
In this reading “Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.”
In this reading “Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.”
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 We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The bas-relief of The Last Judgment.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We went to see it.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "The bas-relief of The Last Judgment.
immediately past
From this reading "The bas-relief of The Last Judgment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The bas-relief of The Last Judgment.
with low volume
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We went to see it.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The bas-relief of The Last Judgment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I am sorry."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went to see it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went to see it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went to see it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hanaud remained silent with his eyes upon the floor for a few seconds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We thought your way of saying what you believed a little brutal."
Chapter 15 of The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 15 holds 423 sentences of The House of the Arrow, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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