Chapter 6 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes. The door opened. Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray. Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs. Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
Chapter 6 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.”
possessive form of “gene” — (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading “"_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.”
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.”
past form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading “Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.”
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 “Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.”
In this reading “Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.”
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 Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
possessive form of “gene” — (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
coins made of gold
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
the force of workers available
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
and nothing more
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door opened.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.
express in speech
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door opened.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Her eyes opened in astonishment; so did theirs.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
a large gathering of people
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her lips, parted to speak, could only gasp; so could theirs.
past form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading Into the room trooped a throng of men, resplendent in black and gold, silver and gray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Entrez_," she added, thinking it was one of 'Gene's jokes.
Chapter 6 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch by Davis Brinton holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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