Chapter 8 of Under Greek Skies is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Under Greek Skies is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him. He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made. The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn. Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart. "Open it!" he cried.
Chapter 8 of Under Greek Skies is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.”
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading “The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.”
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.”
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 “He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.”
In this reading “Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.”
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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 Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Open it!" he cried.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Open it!" he cried.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Open it!" he cried.
above and across; more than
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
in the direction of
From this reading Aleko caught hold of his sleeve, and pulled him towards the rear of the cart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He forgot all his pre-arranged plans; all the promises he was to have made.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Aleko suddenly felt a wave of fury go over him.
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading The man had stopped the cart, and was raising his arms in a prodigious yawn.
Chapter 8 of Under Greek Skies by Ioulia D. Dragoume holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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