Chapter 4 of Bernard Treves's Boots is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bernard Treves's Boots is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room. With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table. Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss. Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself. "You want me to take this and——?"
Chapter 4 of Bernard Treves's Boots is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a gradual manner
From this reading “Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.”
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.”
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 “Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.”
In this reading “With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.”
In this reading “Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.”
filled with bewilderment
In this reading “Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
something that is lost
From this reading Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You want me to take this and——?"
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
not in physical motion
From this reading Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
having a point
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Now the old soldier’s meaning gradually revealed itself.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
carry out
From this reading "You want me to take this and——?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You want me to take this and——?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
in the direction of
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then Colonel Treves rose slowly to his feet, took up his stick, and moved towards the door of the room.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Manton had remained motionless; utterly at a loss.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want me to take this and——?"
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his hand on the door knob, he pointed his stick at the weapon on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want me to take this and——?"
Chapter 4 of Bernard Treves's Boots by Laurence (Laurence Ayscough) Clarke holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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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