Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FORTESCUE'S PROPOSAL. "Where am I?" I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket. One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
extremely painful
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “FORTESCUE'S PROPOSAL.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.”
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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 I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
extremely painful
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FORTESCUE'S PROPOSAL.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where am I?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading FORTESCUE'S PROPOSAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I feel as if I were in a strait-jacket.
at the time that
From this reading One of my arms is immovable, my head is bandaged, and when I try to turn I suffer excruciating pain.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I?"
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