Chapter 5 of The Zeppelin Destroyer is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Zeppelin Destroyer is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I started to my feet, pale and speechless! I could not believe my eyes. There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved! CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THE LEOPARD'S EYES.
Chapter 5 of The Zeppelin Destroyer is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTEEN.”
in a stingy manner
From this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “I started to my feet, pale and speechless!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTEEN.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
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 “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
In this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
In this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
In this reading “There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
dearly loved
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
in a stingy manner
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
divisible by two
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
opinion or judgment
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEOPARD'S EYES.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I started to my feet, pale and speechless!
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading There, before us, upon the threshold, dressed cheaply, plain, even shabbily, and utterly unlike her usual self, stood Roseye--my own beloved!
Chapter 5 of The Zeppelin Destroyer by William Le Queux holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 420 sentences of The Zeppelin Destroyer, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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