Chapter 24 of In Kedar's Tents is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of In Kedar's Tents is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’ THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant. ‘Ah! Then you are right, my friend. Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
Chapter 24 of In Kedar's Tents is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.”
with speed
From this reading “Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.”
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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 THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
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From this reading ‘Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then you are right, my friend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
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From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
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From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then you are right, my friend.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then you are right, my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
a person who requires medical care
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
with speed
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then you are right, my friend.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
express in words
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you are right, my friend.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
under normal conditions
From this reading THE General set down his glass, and a queer light came into his eyes, usually so smiling and pleasant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you are right, my friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell us your story as quickly as possible.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWORDCRAFT ‘Rien n’est plus courageux qu’un cœur patient, rien n’est plus sûr de soi qu’un ésprit doux.’
Chapter 24 of In Kedar's Tents by Henry Seton Merriman holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 24 holds 123 sentences of In Kedar's Tents, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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