Chapter 14 of 'Tween Snow and Fire is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of 'Tween Snow and Fire is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is he? Well I must try and be ready for him. I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh? He seems about stunned." Errington had a flask in his pocket.
Chapter 14 of 'Tween Snow and Fire is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?”
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading “Errington had a flask in his pocket.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Errington had a flask in his pocket.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Well I must try and be ready for him.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “He seems about stunned."”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “He seems about stunned."”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Well I must try and be ready for him.”
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.
someone you feel sorry for
In this reading “I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?”
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 Errington had a flask in his pocket.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He seems about stunned."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Errington had a flask in his pocket.
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading Errington had a flask in his pocket.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Errington had a flask in his pocket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Errington had a flask in his pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Errington had a flask in his pocket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Errington had a flask in his pocket.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seems about stunned."
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He seems about stunned."
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well I must try and be ready for him.
Chapter 14 of 'Tween Snow and Fire by Bertram Mitford holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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