Chapter 2 of The Cavalier is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Cavalier is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song. "Want them? Indeed, yes! Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith! I see why you stammer!
Chapter 2 of The Cavalier is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 81/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 401–405
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.”
speak haltingly
From this reading “I see why you stammer!”
not published
From this reading “Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!”
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 Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, yes!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
express in words
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see why you stammer!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
speak haltingly
From this reading I see why you stammer!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Want them?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
not published
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Want them?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I see why you stammer!
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then she bade me not forget I had promised her the words of a certain song.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
an affirmative
From this reading Indeed, yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?--oh, Mr. Smith!
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