Chapter 14 of The shadow girl is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The shadow girl is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march. We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city. They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road. A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods. Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
Chapter 14 of The shadow girl is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
From this reading “A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.”
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
From this reading “They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.”
a funeral procession
From this reading “A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.”
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading “They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.”
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading “A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.”
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading “We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.”
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading “THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.”
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.”
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 “Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.”
In this reading “A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
aroused to action
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
From this reading A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
a funeral procession
From this reading A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
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 THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.
march in a procession
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Some fifty Dutchmen, armed with fowling pieces and swords; carrying torches.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They took us past that; following a crude corduroy road.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had aroused a single fort--a northern outpost of the city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BARGAIN WITH STUYVESANT It seemed a long march.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A noisy, blustering cortege we made in the woods.
Chapter 14 of The shadow girl by Ray Cummings holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 14 holds 149 sentences of The shadow girl, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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