Chapter 11 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"True? Why was he dogging us this morning? I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning. Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before. It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
Chapter 11 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
From this reading “Why was he dogging us this morning?”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
(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 It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
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From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
a message received and understood
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
immediately past
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
cut with a saw
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why was he dogging us this morning?
a late time of life
From this reading It's all nonsense about my being two years older than you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, Frank, I never saw you look so fierce before.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't be sure, of course; but as likely as not it was upon his information that your poor father was almost taken last night, and your mother nearly broken-hearted this morning.
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