Chapter 38 of Agnes Sorel: A Novel is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Agnes Sorel: A Novel is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn. His thoughts were confused. He had had troublous dreams. He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte! Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
Chapter 38 of Agnes Sorel: A Novel is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading “Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “His thoughts were confused.”
the first light of day
From this reading “De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “He had had troublous dreams.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!”
widely or fully known
From this reading “He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.”
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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the middle or central part or point
In this reading “He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!”
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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 De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
anew
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading His thoughts were confused.
the first light of day
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His thoughts were confused.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
and nothing more
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His thoughts were confused.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
full of trouble
From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
widely or fully known
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His thoughts were confused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
Chapter 38 of Agnes Sorel: A Novel by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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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