Chapter 1 of The Cavalier is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Cavalier is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that. He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch. "That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said. "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_. Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
Chapter 1 of The Cavalier is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 27/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 131–135
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taking care or paying attention
From this reading “I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.”
transport from one place to another
From this reading “"That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.”
someone who asks a question
From this reading “Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.”
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.”
cause friction
From this reading “He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.”
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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 He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
(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 I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
transport from one place to another
From this reading "That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said.
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From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
someone who asks a question
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
cause friction
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked carefully at my companion and asked him if the Major had said _all_ of that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's fine!--as to Ferry," I said.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had, and Gholson's hide had turned it without taking a scratch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes,--it would be--if it was only _iso_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Trouble is, you keep remembering he's such a stumbling-block to any real spiritual inquirer.
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