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Chapter 3 of The White Hand and the Black is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER SIX. A NATIVE UTOPIA. The open space outside the kraal was thronged. Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief. More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
Chapter 3 of The White Hand and the Black is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought together in one place
From this reading “Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.”
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading “More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.”
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading “More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.”
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
From this reading “More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.”
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading “The open space outside the kraal was thronged.”
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading “A NATIVE UTOPIA.”
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 open space outside the kraal was thronged.”
In this reading “More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.”
In this reading “Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.”
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 NATIVE UTOPIA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
brought together in one place
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading A NATIVE UTOPIA.
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
not in physical motion
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading A NATIVE UTOPIA.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The open space outside the kraal was thronged.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
in the company of; together with
From this reading More were still coming in, and the preacher rubbed his fat hands together with smug complacency.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Hundreds had collected in obedience to the word of the chief.
Chapter 3 of The White Hand and the Black by Bertram Mitford holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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