Chapter 33 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!" "Damme, no--ha' patience! Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!" And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand. "Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!
Chapter 33 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"”
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “"Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!”
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading “"Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"”
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
From this reading “Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.”
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading “And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.”
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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 CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Damme, no--ha' patience!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading "Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Damme, no--ha' patience!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
not any; not one
From this reading "Damme, no--ha' patience!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Damme, no--ha' patience!
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading "Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
carry out
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING THE OPENING OF A DOOR "Anthony, give me the pistol!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
push forcefully
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
being of use or service
From this reading Meantime take this--more useful if it comes t' scrimmage!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Enemy's country, Perry,--qui vive!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he twisted a stake from the flower bed we were trampling and thrust it into my hand.
Chapter 33 of Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
Chapter 33 holds 171 sentences of Peregrine's Progress, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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