Chapter 16 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was. As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise. Alano shot! I felt an icy chill creep over me.
Chapter 16 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “I felt an icy chill creep over me.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “I felt an icy chill creep over me.”
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “I felt an icy chill creep over me.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.”
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.”
the first light of day
From this reading “As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.”
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 “I felt an icy chill creep over me.”
In this reading “As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.”
In this reading “As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.”
In this reading “As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.”
In this reading “I felt an icy chill creep over me.”
In this reading “Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.”
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 A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I felt an icy chill creep over me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading I felt an icy chill creep over me.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I felt an icy chill creep over me.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
give expression to
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt an icy chill creep over me.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading I felt an icy chill creep over me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
above and across; more than
From this reading I felt an icy chill creep over me.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
free from harm or evil
From this reading A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
the first light of day
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A RESCUE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As I gazed at Alano my heart leaped into my throat, and like lightning I remembered what Jorge had told me the Spaniards had said, that the prisoner was to be shot at sunrise.
at the time that
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
which person or people
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Mere words cannot express my astonishment and alarm when I saw who the prisoner tied to the tree was.
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