Chapter 18 of My Sword's My Fortune: A Story of Old France is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of My Sword's My Fortune: A Story of Old France is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Free! On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm. Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me. "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he. "Who wants me at this time of night?"
Chapter 18 of My Sword's My Fortune: A Story of Old France is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.”
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.”
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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 On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
later than; following
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Who wants me at this time of night?"
aroused or activated
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
put on clothes
From this reading "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Who wants me at this time of night?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
with speed
From this reading "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he.
move upward
From this reading "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rise, monsieur, and dress quickly," said he.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who wants me at this time of night?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Who wants me at this time of night?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Who wants me at this time of night?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the third night after my visit to the Council Chamber I was awakened from a sound sleep by some one shaking my arm.
which person or people
From this reading "Who wants me at this time of night?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Looking up and rubbing my eyes, I beheld the gaoler with a lantern in his hand bending over me.
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