Chapter XXIV of The Advanced-Guard, “Rahmat-Ullah,” is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Advanced-Guard, “Rahmat-Ullah,” is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively. “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last. “No, there are none. I peeped out to see. They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
Chapter XXIV of The Advanced-Guard, “Rahmat-Ullah,” is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading “Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.”
in motion
From this reading ““It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.”
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “I peeped out to see.”
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.”
In this reading “I peeped out to see.”
In this reading “They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
(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 They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No, there are none.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I peeped out to see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
immediately past
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
in motion
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, there are none.
not one, and not any
From this reading “No, there are none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
and nothing more
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I peeped out to see.
go across or through
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading I peeped out to see.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I peeped out to see.
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
the state of being asleep
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “No, there are none.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I peeped out to see.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
look attentively
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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