Chapter 27 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE DISCOVERY. The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left. They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs. It was Mark who broke the silence at last. “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
Chapter 27 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.”
identified with a band especially around a leg
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading ““I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?””
not to your liking
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “A STRANGE DISCOVERY.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “It was Mark who broke the silence at last.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
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 “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
In this reading “A STRANGE DISCOVERY.”
In this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
matters of personal concern
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
later than; following
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
(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 They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
identified with a band especially around a leg
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
lacking funds
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
not to your liking
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the act of discovering something
From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
an opposing military force
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
immediately past
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
above and across; more than
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
Chapter 27 of The West Point Rivals by Upton Sinclair holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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