Chapter 11 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What a pity!" "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?" "No, not at all." "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!" "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
Chapter 11 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “"Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."”
use or manipulate to one's advantage
From this reading “"The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “"Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."”
by good fortune
From this reading “"The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"”
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “"That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “"Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"”
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 “"Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."”
In this reading “"Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."”
In this reading “"That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"”
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 "What a pity!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
(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 "No, not at all."
eagerly desirous
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, not at all."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
use or manipulate to one's advantage
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
act or move at high speed
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
by good fortune
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, not at all."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "What a pity!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
a special situation
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Messieurs, messieurs, it is broad daylight; let us hasten home, or we too shall be taken for robbers."
precisely as stated
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That is the principal thing, for we were beginning to be very anxious about you!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a pity!"
people who are wounded
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The poor count has nothing to show for his exploit.--Luckily, you are not wounded, are you?"
Chapter 11 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII by Paul de Kock holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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