Chapter 19 of Greenmantle is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Greenmantle is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast. “I’m willing, Dick,” he said. “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm. He makes my stomach cold, that one.” For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
Chapter 19 of Greenmantle is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading ““I’m willing, Dick,” he said.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “He makes my stomach cold, that one.””
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.”
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “He makes my stomach cold, that one.””
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading ““I’m willing, Dick,” he said.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He makes my stomach cold, that one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “I’m willing, Dick,” he said.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m willing, Dick,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m willing, Dick,” he said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He makes my stomach cold, that one.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He makes my stomach cold, that one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He makes my stomach cold, that one.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m willing, Dick,” he said.
only a very short time before
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading He makes my stomach cold, that one.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He makes my stomach cold, that one.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time he had stopped calling me “Cornelis”.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Greenmantle Peter scarcely looked up from his breakfast.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I’m willing, Dick,” he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you mustn’t ask me to be friends with Stumm.
Chapter 19 of Greenmantle by John Buchan holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 279 sentences of Greenmantle, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Greenmantle by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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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