Chapter 18 of The Story of Francis Cludde is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Story of Francis Cludde is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WITCH'S WARNING. "One minute!" I said. "That is the place." Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
Chapter 18 of The Story of Francis Cludde is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"One minute!"”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"That is the place."”
put a saddle on
From this reading “Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING.”
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the place."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "One minute!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One minute!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "That is the place."
put a saddle on
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the place."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Master Bertie turned in his saddle, and looked at it.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING.
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING.
Chapter 18 of The Story of Francis Cludde by Stanley John Weyman holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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 18 holds 323 sentences of The Story of Francis Cludde, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Story of Francis Cludde by Stanley John Weyman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 323 sentences, grouped into 65 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 65 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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