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Chapter 3 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face. And he died. Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs: "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed." And she died.
Chapter 3 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading “And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.”
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:”
demanding attention
From this reading “And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:”
the act of becoming stiff
From this reading “Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:”
having been warmed up
From this reading “"Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:”
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 “Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:”
In this reading “And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
past form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
demanding attention
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And he died.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he died.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
staying power
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
cut with a saw
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
the act of becoming stiff
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the ladies applauded, crying for mercy as they saw his proud face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
having been warmed up
From this reading "Put me in my bed, that I may be warmed."
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Queen Marie shivered from head to foot, she wept, her teeth chattered with the cold of approaching death, and she said, stiffening her arms and legs:
Chapter 3 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2) by Charles de Coster 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.
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