Chapter 12 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But fortune is not with us. The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake. They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help. It freezes, it freezes bitterly. No more help now.
Chapter 12 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 598 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.”
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “It freezes, it freezes bitterly.”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.”
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “It freezes, it freezes bitterly.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.”
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading It freezes, it freezes bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But fortune is not with us.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "But fortune is not with us.
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading It freezes, it freezes bitterly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But fortune is not with us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It freezes, it freezes bitterly.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more help now.
not any; not one
From this reading No more help now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But fortune is not with us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No more help now.
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
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From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Beggars' fleet is beaten in the lake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
soldiers collectively
From this reading They are beaten, the troops Orange had sent to our help.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But fortune is not with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But fortune is not with us.
Chapter 12 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles de Coster holds 598 sentences, grouped into 120 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 12 holds 598 sentences of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 120 reading sections.
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