Chapter 16 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch. The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice. "We are ready," said Nikka. Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile. "It is well, Giorgi Bordu.
Chapter 16 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “appropriate” — give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.”
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading “THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.”
part of a dress above the waist
From this reading “The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.”
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading “Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.”
occurring with no delay
From this reading “Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.”
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading “THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.”
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading “The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.”
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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In this reading “The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.”
In this reading “THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
-ing form of “appropriate” — give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are ready," said Nikka.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
part of a dress above the waist
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is well, Giorgi Bordu.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is well, Giorgi Bordu.
a young female
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
occurring with no delay
From this reading Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is well, Giorgi Bordu.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is well, Giorgi Bordu.
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
having a pouch
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "We are ready," said Nikka.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We are ready," said Nikka.
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Her face flowered in an instantaneous smile.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Gypsy girl never took her eyes off him as she absently refastened her tattered bodice.
look attentively
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE RED STONE Nikka and I pouched our shares of the loot we had brought in, Nikka appropriating to himself Watkins's Birmingham silver watch.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It is well, Giorgi Bordu.
Chapter 16 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon by Arthur D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden) Smith holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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