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Chapter 11 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hold his hands, Simpson!" Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him. Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders. "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily. "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
Chapter 11 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!”
an opposing military force
From this reading “Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.”
in a haughty manner
From this reading “"No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.”
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading “"Hold his hands, Simpson!"”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
an opposing military force
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
divisible by two
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Hold his hands, Simpson!"
in a haughty manner
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hold his hands, Simpson!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold his hands, Simpson!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
not any; not one
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading "Hold his hands, Simpson!"
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
a shaky motion
From this reading Charles cried, trembling lest his enemy should escape him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
during the time that
From this reading Paul Finglemore drew back even while we held his shoulders.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, not _you_, sir," he said to the man, haughtily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't dare to lay your hands upon me!
Chapter 11 of An African Millionaire by Grant Allen holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 11 holds 399 sentences of An African Millionaire, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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