Chapter 18 of John Brent is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of John Brent is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GALLOP OF THREE. We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay. Pumps and Fulano took fire at once. They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy. “Steady, steady,” cried Brent.
Chapter 18 of John Brent is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading ““Steady, steady,” cried Brent.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “A GALLOP OF THREE.”
plural of “pump” — a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
From this reading “Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.”
move hurridly
From this reading “They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.”
make steady
From this reading ““Steady, steady,” cried Brent.”
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In this reading “They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A GALLOP OF THREE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Steady, steady,” cried Brent.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Steady, steady,” cried Brent.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading A GALLOP OF THREE.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GALLOP OF THREE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
on one occasion
From this reading Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
plural of “pump” — a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
From this reading Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
except for; apart from
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
move hurridly
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
make steady
From this reading “Steady, steady,” cried Brent.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A GALLOP OF THREE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Pumps and Fulano took fire at once.
the upper part of anything
From this reading They were ready to burst into their top speed, and go off in a frenzy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were off, we Three on our Gallop to save and to slay.
Chapter 18 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 18 holds 102 sentences of John Brent, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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