Chapter 5 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No time to lose, he said, sir." "Did you bring a horse for me?" "No, sir. But I'm riding Quilldriver." "I'll go back on him.
Chapter 5 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"I'll go back on him.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Did you bring a horse for me?"”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"Did you bring a horse for me?"”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “No time to lose, he said, sir."”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “But I'm riding Quilldriver."”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No time to lose, he said, sir."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “No time to lose, he said, sir."”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “No time to lose, he said, sir."”
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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 "Did you bring a horse for me?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll go back on him.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Did you bring a horse for me?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm riding Quilldriver."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you bring a horse for me?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Did you bring a horse for me?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go back on him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll go back on him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Did you bring a horse for me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go back on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm riding Quilldriver."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did you bring a horse for me?"
not any; not one
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll go back on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm riding Quilldriver."
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading But I'm riding Quilldriver."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No time to lose, he said, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you bring a horse for me?"
Chapter 5 of Tristram of Blent by Anthony Hope holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of Tristram of Blent, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Tristram of Blent by Anthony Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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