Chapter 9 of The Pobratim: A Slav Novel is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Pobratim: A Slav Novel is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town. He had told Milena he would do so. On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye. The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him. "No, thank you; go back.
Chapter 9 of The Pobratim: A Slav Novel is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having companions or an escort
From this reading “THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.”
-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading “On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.”
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading “The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.”
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 “The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"No, thank you; go back.”
In this reading “On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.”
In this reading “On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.”
In this reading “The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.”
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 The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
having companions or an escort
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "No, thank you; go back.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No, thank you; go back.
a farewell remark
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, thank you; go back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "No, thank you; go back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAYDUK On the morning of the murder Vranic accompanied Radonic out of the town.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading On reaching the gate fronting the open country and the dark mountains, Radonic stopped, and wished his friend Good-bye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The seer insisted upon walking a little way out of town with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had told Milena he would do so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, thank you; go back.
Chapter 9 of The Pobratim: A Slav Novel by P. Jones holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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