Chapter 5 of Told by the death's head is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Told by the death's head is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BERDICZOV MONASTERY. "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress. "Don't worry! You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame. We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
Chapter 5 of Told by the death's head is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."”
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."”
psychological suffering
From this reading “"Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.”
the residence of a religious community
From this reading “THE BERDICZOV MONASTERY.”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.”
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 “You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
anew
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BERDICZOV MONASTERY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
psychological suffering
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
divisible by two
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
and nothing more
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
the residence of a religious community
From this reading THE BERDICZOV MONASTERY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
not in physical motion
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BERDICZOV MONASTERY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have long wanted to add to our number just such a cripple."
at the time that
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't worry," said Nyedzviedz again, when he saw my distress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can still be of great service to us, even if you are lame.
Chapter 5 of Told by the death's head by Mór Jókai holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 181 sentences of Told by the death's head, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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