The Adventures of Gerard

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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VII.

How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo I. THE STORY OF THE FOREST INN Of all the great battles in which I had the honour of drawing my sword for the Emperor and for France there was not one which was lost.

At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

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The Adventures of Gerard

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Gerard is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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VII.

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At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

/æt ˈwɔːtərluː ˌɔːlˈðoʊ ɪn ə sens aɪ wɑːz ˈprezənt aɪ wɑːz əˈneɪbəl tuː faɪt ənd ðə ˈenəmi wɑːz vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

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It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

/ɪt ɪz nɑːt fɔːr miː tuː seɪ ðæt ðer ɪz ə kəˈnekʃən bɪˈtwiːn ðiːz tuː θɪŋz/

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You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

/juː noʊ miː tuː wel maɪ frendz tuː ˌɪˈmædʒən ðæt aɪ wʊd meɪk sʌtʃ ə kleɪm/

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battles noun US /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading “How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo I. THE STORY OF THE FOREST INN Of all the great battles in which I had the honour of drawing my sword for the Emperor and for France there was not one which was lost.”

Brigadier noun US /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪr/

a general officer ranking below a major general

claim noun US /kleɪm/

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading “You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.”

connection noun US /kəˈnekʃən/

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading “It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.”

inn noun US /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

unable adjective US /əˈneɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading “At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.”

victorious adjective US /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

having won

From this reading “At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.”

Waterloo noun US /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo I. THE STORY OF THE FOREST INN Of all the great battles in which I had the honour of drawing my sword for the Emperor and for France there was not one which was lost.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

BoreverbUS /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

BrigadiernounUS /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪr/

a general officer ranking below a major general

claimnounUS /kleɪm/

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/

the male ruler of an empire

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

FORESTnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/

the state of being honored

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

INNnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things.

unableadjectiveUS /əˈneɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

victoriousadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

having won

From this reading At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious.

VIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading VII.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim.

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