Chapter 18 of The Messenger of the Black Prince is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Messenger of the Black Prince is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESCAPE! My chance came three days later. During this time we had traveled a long way. When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary. At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
Chapter 18 of The Messenger of the Black Prince is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of escaping physically
From this reading “ESCAPE!”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading “When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “During this time we had traveled a long way.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
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 “When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.”
In this reading “My chance came three days later.”
In this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
In this reading “At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.”
In this reading “During this time we had traveled a long way.”
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 During this time we had traveled a long way.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My chance came three days later.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading My chance came three days later.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading My chance came three days later.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading ESCAPE!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
having sore or tired feet
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading My chance came three days later.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My chance came three days later.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading My chance came three days later.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During this time we had traveled a long way.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
at the time that
From this reading When the sun was up we plodded along footsore and weary.
in or to any place at all
From this reading At night we lay down wherever we were able to find a soft place in the grass or under the protection of a tree.
Chapter 18 of The Messenger of the Black Prince by Thomas A. H. Mawhinney holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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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