Chapter 11 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Serge gave him a peculiar look. "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy. I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut. We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work. Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."
Chapter 11 of Marcus: the Young Centurion is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “"Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.”
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
From this reading “Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.”
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading “I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “"Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.”
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading “Serge gave him a peculiar look.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.”
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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 Serge gave him a peculiar look.
anew
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
From this reading Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Serge gave him a peculiar look.
in a gradual manner
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Serge gave him a peculiar look.
temporary military shelter
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Serge gave him a peculiar look.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Serge gave him a peculiar look.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading Serge gave him a peculiar look.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let's get a little farther on, and then I must forage."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to get on gently again, and to find some sign of a farm, or peasants' hut.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We must have food of some kind if we are to do our work.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes," he said, roughly; "there has been fighting just yonder, if you look for it; but don't, boy.
Chapter 11 of Marcus: the Young Centurion by George Manville Fenn holds 404 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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