Chapter 18 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows. The men gathered together. Tokalji crossed to the entrance. "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly. "This is a peaceful house."
Chapter 18 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “Tokalji crossed to the entrance.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “Tokalji crossed to the entrance.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “The men gathered together.”
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “"This is a peaceful house."”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.”
in a menacing manner
From this reading “"Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.”
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 BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.”
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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 "This is a peaceful house."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
placed crosswise
From this reading Tokalji crossed to the entrance.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Tokalji crossed to the entrance.
brought together in one place
From this reading The men gathered together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "This is a peaceful house."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a peaceful house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men gathered together.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading "This is a peaceful house."
except for; apart from
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a peaceful house."
in a menacing manner
From this reading "Less noise there!" he shouted threateningly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tokalji crossed to the entrance.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The men gathered together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tokalji crossed to the entrance.
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE BIG SHOW BEGINS The women and children--all save Kara--withdrew into the shadows.
Chapter 18 of The Treasure of the Bucoleon by Arthur D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden) Smith holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 248 sentences of The Treasure of the Bucoleon, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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