Chapter 18 of The Tale of Triona is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Tale of Triona is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE word was like the lash of a whip. He stared at the patriot open-mouthed. “Yes, Poland,” said Boronowski. “Why not? You want to fight for a Great Cause.
Chapter 18 of The Tale of Triona is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “You want to fight for a Great Cause.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “You want to fight for a Great Cause.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “THE word was like the lash of a whip.”
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading “He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.”
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading ““Yes, Poland,” said Boronowski.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “THE word was like the lash of a whip.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “THE word was like the lash of a whip.”
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 “He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.”
In this reading “You want to fight for a Great Cause.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 word was like the lash of a whip.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Poland,” said Boronowski.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading “Yes, Poland,” said Boronowski.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, Poland,” said Boronowski.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at the patriot open-mouthed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE word was like the lash of a whip.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Poland,” said Boronowski.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You want to fight for a Great Cause.
Chapter 18 of The Tale of Triona by William John Locke holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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 252 sentences of The Tale of Triona, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Tale of Triona by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
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