Chapter 4 of The Cavalier is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Cavalier is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house. XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark. I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed. At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in. The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
Chapter 4 of The Cavalier is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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housing that someone is living in
From this reading “XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed.”
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading “At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.”
the act of refusing
From this reading “I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
later than; following
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
in a state of sleep
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
of short duration or distance
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
praise vociferously
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
the light of the Moon
From this reading I came close in the bright moonlight and hallooed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
the act of refusing
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stable was a few steps to the right and rear.
in the direction of
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading I waved a pleasant refusal and rode toward the house.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At my second hail the door came a small way open, and after a brief parley a man's voice bade me put up my horse and come in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading XIX ASLEEP IN THE DEATH-TRAP The dwelling was entirely dark.
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