Chapter 10 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY. "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence. Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter. "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously. "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
Chapter 10 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY.”
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading “"We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.”
staying power
From this reading “"Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “"Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “"We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “"Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.”
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 “Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.”
In this reading “"Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.”
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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 A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY.
later than; following
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY.
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
an opposing military force
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
staying power
From this reading "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
not any; not one
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
express in words
From this reading "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THE ENEMY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somehow, I felt like laughing, yet our situation was far from being a laughing matter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have put our foot into it, and no mistake," rejoined Alano dubiously.
(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, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, this is the worst yet," I said, after a minute of silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say feet, Alano,--and legs,--and you'll be nearer it.
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