Chapter 7 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man. "Then nothing will do for you but the best?" "Nothing," cried Marcus, eagerly. "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek. Now put us on the way."
Chapter 7 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"Then nothing will do for you but the best?"”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Nothing," cried Marcus, eagerly.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “"We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Then nothing will do for you but the best?"”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Now put us on the way."”
try to get or reach
From this reading “"We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
a young domestic cock; not older than one year
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Nothing," cried Marcus, eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing," cried Marcus, eagerly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now put us on the way."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now put us on the way."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now put us on the way."
try to get or reach
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now put us on the way."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now put us on the way."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
in or at the place that
From this reading "We want to be where that great general is that Julius went to seek.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then nothing will do for you but the best?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Ho, ho, my young cockerel!" cried the old man.
Chapter 7 of Marcus: the Young Centurion by George Manville Fenn holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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