Chapter 20 of In Clive's Command is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of In Clive's Command is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
information. Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive. "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note. "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen. I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
Chapter 20 of In Clive's Command is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “"Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.”
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “"A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.”
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading “Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.”
plural of “frenchman” — a person of French nationality
From this reading “"Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.”
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading “I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.”
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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 Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
later than; following
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
at or in the front
From this reading I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
plural of “frenchman” — a person of French nationality
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
a message received and understood
From this reading information.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
a brief written record
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am to send you ahead to reconnoiter.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before Major Coote reached Daudpur he was overtaken by a horseman bearing a message from Clive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Mr. Clive is annoyed at the Nawab's escape and thinks he may give us trouble yet if he can join hands with Law and his Frenchmen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A job for you, Burke," said the major, after reading the note.
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