Chapter 13 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This will not do," he continued. "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white." "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness. "Of course. Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
Chapter 13 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “"Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.”
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “"You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “"Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.”
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading “"Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “"Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.”
having a sunken area
From this reading “"You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “"Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.”
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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 "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "This will not do," he continued.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "This will not do," he continued.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This will not do," he continued.
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This will not do," he continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
having a sunken area
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This will not do," he continued.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
a Caucasian
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "This will not do," he continued.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I am very weak," I said faintly, and with a bitter feeling of misery at my helplessness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You always were slight and boyish, but the strength has gone from your arm, and your cheeks are all sunken and white."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Such wounds as yours would have killed many strong men.
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