Chapter 17 of A Gentleman of Courage is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Gentleman of Courage is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter. "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness. "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning." Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort. "Aleck is safe?" she whispered.
Chapter 17 of A Gentleman of Courage is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.”
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading “Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.”
with low volume
From this reading “Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “"He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.”
accumulating and becoming more intense
From this reading “"He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.”
In this reading “"If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."”
In this reading “"If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
anew
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aleck is safe?" she whispered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
come together
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
and nothing more
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
go across or through
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
with low volume
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Aleck is safe?" she whispered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
the state of being asleep
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
accumulating and becoming more intense
From this reading "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
(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 "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Aleck is safe?" she whispered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning."
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort.
Chapter 17 of A Gentleman of Courage by James Oliver Curwood holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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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