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Chapter 5 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What would she reply? Nothing.” “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night? I am always thinking of asking somebody.” “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
Chapter 5 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
From this reading ““Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.”
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “I am always thinking of asking somebody.””
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading ““Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.”
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading ““Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading ““As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading ““Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading ““As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I am always thinking of asking somebody.””
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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 “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I am always thinking of asking somebody.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I am always thinking of asking somebody.”
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
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From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
the act of departing
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am always thinking of asking somebody.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “What would she reply?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What would she reply?
a person, without saying who
From this reading I am always thinking of asking somebody.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I am always thinking of asking somebody.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What would she reply?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, it is charging the accumulator of the lift,” replied Mlle. Cadet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would she reply?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As you are already familiar with everything going on here,” said Cæsar, “I am going to ask you a question: what is the noise in the court every night?
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