Chapter 4 of Percival Keene is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Percival Keene is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them." "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that." "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant." "Pray do; only get me out of this. I don't want the glass back."
Chapter 4 of Percival Keene is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “"You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “I don't want the glass back."”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “"Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Pray do; only get me out of this.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I don't want the glass back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Pray do; only get me out of this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want the glass back."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Pray do; only get me out of this.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I don't want the glass back."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
and nothing more
From this reading "Pray do; only get me out of this.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Pray do; only get me out of this.
by chance
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Pray do; only get me out of this.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Pray do; only get me out of this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I'm sure I made them as you told me; I'm quite sure of that."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want the glass back."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then perhaps I did not recollect them exactly myself: however, be of good heart; I will have the whole matter explained to the first lieutenant."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You could not have made them right; you must have forgotten them."
Chapter 4 of Percival Keene by Frederick Marryat holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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