Chapter 4 of Vassals of the Lode-Star is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Vassals of the Lode-Star is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thor raised his eyes. He looked at Karola. He said, "I am sorry. Say that it's all right." To his surprise, she laughed.
Chapter 4 of Vassals of the Lode-Star is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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opinion or judgment
From this reading “Thor raised his eyes.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “To his surprise, she laughed.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He looked at Karola.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Thor raised his eyes.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Say that it's all right."”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “He said, "I am sorry.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “To his surprise, she laughed.”
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading “Thor raised his eyes.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at Karola.”
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(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 Say that it's all right."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He said, "I am sorry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Karola.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Thor raised his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Karola.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thor raised his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He said, "I am sorry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say that it's all right."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Karola.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading To his surprise, she laughed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at Karola.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Thor raised his eyes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Say that it's all right."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said, "I am sorry.
express in words
From this reading Say that it's all right."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his surprise, she laughed.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He said, "I am sorry.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To his surprise, she laughed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Say that it's all right."
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading Thor raised his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his surprise, she laughed.
Chapter 4 of Vassals of the Lode-Star by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of Vassals of the Lode-Star, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Vassals of the Lode-Star by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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