Chapter 9 of Sir Mortimer: A Novel is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Sir Mortimer: A Novel is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I remember," said the other. "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders." "Not mine," quoth Arden. "You always begged me off. I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
Chapter 9 of Sir Mortimer: A Novel is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"You always begged me off.”
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
hear with intention
From this reading “I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I remember," said the other.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
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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 "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You always begged me off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not mine," quoth Arden.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "You always begged me off.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
hear with intention
From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You always begged me off.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not mine," quoth Arden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You always begged me off.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not mine," quoth Arden.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You always begged me off.
Chapter 9 of Sir Mortimer: A Novel by Mary Johnston holds 394 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.
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