Chapter 5 of The Sword of Damocles is here in full — 1776 sentences across 356 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Sword of Damocles is here in full — 1776 sentences across 356 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM A. TO Z. XXX. MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR. SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT. “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
Chapter 5 of The Sword of Damocles is here in full — 1776 sentences across 356 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.””
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.”
an auxiliary activity
From this reading ““For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.””
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.””
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR.”
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR.”
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.
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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 FROM A. TO Z.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM A. TO Z.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
an auxiliary activity
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading MISS BELINDA PRESENTS MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For, O; for, O the hobby horse is forgot.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM A. TO Z.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SYLVESTER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading XXX.
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading FROM A. TO Z.
Chapter 5 of The Sword of Damocles by Anna Katharine Green holds 1776 sentences, grouped into 356 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 5 holds 1776 sentences of The Sword of Damocles, unabridged, divided into 356 reading sections.
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