Chapter 6 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, my lad. I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough. It'll be black to-morrow." "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall. "Thankye, my lad.
Chapter 6 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “It'll be black to-morrow."”
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “"Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.”
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading “I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Yes, my lad.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “"Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.”
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading “"Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It'll be black to-morrow."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It'll be black to-morrow."
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
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From this reading It'll be black to-morrow."
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, my lad.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my lad.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thankye, my lad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be black to-morrow."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Get up, Serge," said Marcus, letting his hand fall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should like one now, for that bruise you've made with your knuckles in my throat's quite big enough.
Chapter 6 of Marcus: the Young Centurion by George Manville Fenn holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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