Chapter 12 of Gladiator is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Gladiator is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour. "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony. "Exceedingly." "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen." Laughter.
Chapter 12 of Gladiator is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading “The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “"Exceedingly."”
possessive form of “hugo” — French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “"He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “"You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.”
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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 "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
make calm or still
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
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 The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
to an extreme degree
From this reading "Exceedingly."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
possessive form of “hugo” — French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."
the sound of laughing
From this reading Laughter.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is not humble, at least, gentlemen."
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
which person or people
From this reading The colonel, who had expected the soldier to be both embarrassed and made ridiculous, was impressed by Hugo's calm demeanour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are strong?" he said with a faint irony.
Chapter 12 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie holds 403 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 12 holds 403 sentences of Gladiator, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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