Chapter 7 of Special Messenger is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Special Messenger is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thank the general. It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request. Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all." The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots. Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
Chapter 7 of Special Messenger is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a strident sound
From this reading “Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.”
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.”
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.”
put in effect
From this reading “It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.”
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading “The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
have
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
make a strident sound
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
moving swiftly
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
put in effect
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Thank the general.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
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From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
express the need or desire for
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank the general.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ask him to bear my brother in mind; that is all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thank the general.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
make whistling sounds
From this reading Half an hour later a long, deep, warning blast from the gunboat's whistle set the echoes flying through the hills.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will give me much pleasure to fulfill his request.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The A.-D.-C. bowed to her, cap in hand, then went out, making considerable racket with sabre and boots.
Chapter 7 of Special Messenger by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 412 sentences of Special Messenger, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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