Chapter 5 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I watched these last. There were several hundred of them. They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs. A ram led. He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
Chapter 5 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.”
a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
From this reading “He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.”
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.”
plural of “pike” — a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.”
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading “A ram led.”
plural of “ram” — the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on
From this reading “They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.”
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 “There were several hundred of them.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.”
In this reading “He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.”
In this reading “He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.”
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 They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
not accessible to view
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
ten 10s
From this reading There were several hundred of them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I watched these last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
immediately past
From this reading I watched these last.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A ram led.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were several hundred of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
plural of “pike” — a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading A ram led.
plural of “ram” — the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There were several hundred of them.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were several hundred of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were several hundred of them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I watched these last.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
precisely as stated
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I watched these last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several hundred of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They came along at a very fast trot, the rams with their heads forward, noses up, and horns lying along their backs.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading He struck one of the hidden pikes full with his chest and gave a mighty leap into the air, bleeding from a terrible wound in the brisket.
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