Chapter 12 of Saint Bartholomew's Eve is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Saint Bartholomew's Eve is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising. He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street. He heard steps following him, and then a voice said: "Hold, young sir. I would have a word with you."
Chapter 12 of Saint Bartholomew's Eve is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.”
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.”
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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 He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have a word with you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold, young sir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would have a word with you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
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From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
cut with a saw
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
do one's shopping
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Hold, young sir.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He heard steps following him, and then a voice said:
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked off in a leisurely manner and, a few paces farther, turned down a side street.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Glancing half round, as he turned away from the wine shop, Philip saw Raoul and two of his companions rising.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would have a word with you."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I would have a word with you."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have a word with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would have a word with you."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Hold, young sir.
Chapter 12 of Saint Bartholomew's Eve by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 12 holds 366 sentences of Saint Bartholomew's Eve, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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