Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!" "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence. It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation." Harry had not misjudged his man. Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
destruction by annihilating something
From this reading “It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.”
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading “Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “"You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.”
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading “Harry had not misjudged his man.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “"Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!"”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."”
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 “Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
destruction by annihilating something
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!"
without stop or interruption
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
enclose with a fence
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry had not misjudged his man.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
in a helpless manner
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry had not misjudged his man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
engage in
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Harry had not misjudged his man.
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading Harry had not misjudged his man.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!"
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harry had not misjudged his man.
on one occasion
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
acceptance of despair
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
confined on all sides
From this reading "Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Utterly bewildered, the colonel gazed, like a caged animal, helplessly around him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Mon Colonel, we are surrounded!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, Monsieur," continued Harry, "you are in a ring fence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is for you to make your choice, and at once, between surrender and—annihilation."
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester by Herbert Strang holds 413 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 9 holds 413 sentences of The Adventures of Harry Rochester, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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