Chapter 18 of With Fire and Sword is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of With Fire and Sword is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka. Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished. Whoever did not join him perished under the knife. Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens. At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
Chapter 18 of With Fire and Sword is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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destruction by annihilating something
From this reading “At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.”
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.”
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading “Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.”
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.”
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading “Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.”
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 “Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.”
In this reading “At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
destruction by annihilating something
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
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From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
having a supporting base
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time the prince carried annihilation in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Krívonos marched then from Bélaya Tserkoff through Skvira and Pogrébische to Makhnovka.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever he passed, traces of human habitation vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whoever did not join him perished under the knife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grain was burned standing, with forests and gardens.
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