Chapter 4 of Forging the Blades is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Forging the Blades is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ay, he's a good chap, Ben. You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking." "Yes--yes, of course. A thundering good chap, as you say. I'd rather like to see him again."
Chapter 4 of Forging the Blades is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Yes--yes, of course.”
on the contrary
From this reading “I'd rather like to see him again."”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."”
sounding like thunder
From this reading “A thundering good chap, as you say.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes--yes, of course.”
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as might be expected
In this reading “"Yes--yes, of course.”
In this reading “"Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.”
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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 "Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.
anew
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A thundering good chap, as you say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.
a boy or man
From this reading "Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Yes--yes, of course.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, he's a good chap, Ben.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd rather like to see him again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes--yes, of course.
on the contrary
From this reading I'd rather like to see him again."
express in words
From this reading A thundering good chap, as you say.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'd rather like to see him again."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
sounding like thunder
From this reading A thundering good chap, as you say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--yes, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thundering good chap, as you say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll like to be seeing him again, I'm thinking."
Chapter 4 of Forging the Blades by Bertram Mitford holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 427 sentences of Forging the Blades, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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