Chapter 25 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN-KILLER. I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat. When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground. Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate. On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
Chapter 25 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.”
producing no result or effect
From this reading “Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.”
a male relative
From this reading “On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.”
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.”
a strong line
From this reading “When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.”
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading “I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.”
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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 was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.
moving swiftly
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
producing no result or effect
From this reading Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
a male relative
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN-KILLER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Resistance being futile, I resigned myself to my fate.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
move upward
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
a strong line
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN-KILLER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was as helpless as a man in a strait waistcoat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On seeing what had happened, the flying brave (a kinsman of Chimu's) returned, and he and the others held a palaver.
at the time that
From this reading When I tried to rise, my captors tautened the rope and dragged me along the ground.
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