Chapter 9 of Bertrand of Brittany is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Bertrand of Brittany is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What am I to say to them at La Bellière?” “What you will.” Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink. His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant. “Won’t you help me, Messire Bertrand?”
Chapter 9 of Bertrand of Brittany is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.”
take in liquids
From this reading “Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.”
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading “His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.”
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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In this reading “His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
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From this reading “Won’t you help me, Messire Bertrand?”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
take in liquids
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Won’t you help me, Messire Bertrand?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
held up in the air
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Won’t you help me, Messire Bertrand?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Won’t you help me, Messire Bertrand?”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
express in words
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Robin lifted up the bucket for the horse to drink.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What am I to say to them at La Bellière?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What you will.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes were half dim with tears, his mouth weak and petulant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Won’t you help me, Messire Bertrand?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you will.”
Chapter 9 of Bertrand of Brittany by Warwick Deeping holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 9 holds 405 sentences of Bertrand of Brittany, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Bertrand of Brittany by Warwick Deeping exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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