Chapter 14 of Ruggles of Red Gap is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ruggles of Red Gap is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Amazing chaps, your pressmen!” Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb. “Speedy beggars, what, what! Never knew it myself till last night. She would and she wouldn’t.”
Chapter 14 of Ruggles of Red Gap is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading ““Amazing chaps, your pressmen!””
great coolness and composure under strain
From this reading “Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.”
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading ““Speedy beggars, what, what!”
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Amazing chaps, your pressmen!””
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.”
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading ““Speedy beggars, what, what!”
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading “Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “Amazing chaps, your pressmen!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would and she wouldn’t.”
great coolness and composure under strain
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “Speedy beggars, what, what!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “Amazing chaps, your pressmen!”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never knew it myself till last night.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Never knew it myself till last night.
immediately past
From this reading Never knew it myself till last night.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never knew it myself till last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Never knew it myself till last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Amazing chaps, your pressmen!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would and she wouldn’t.”
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading “Speedy beggars, what, what!
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
up to a particular time
From this reading Never knew it myself till last night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
in a vicious manner
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Speedy beggars, what, what!
during the time that
From this reading Thus the tenth Earl of Brinstead, while I pinched myself viciously to bring back my lost aplomb.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would and she wouldn’t.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would and she wouldn’t.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Amazing chaps, your pressmen!”
Chapter 14 of Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 395 sentences of Ruggles of Red Gap, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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