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Chapter 23 of The Cornet of Horse is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this? I heard that you had died at Loches." "A mistake, as you see," Rupert laughed. "But I shall tell you all presently. First, how is mademoiselle?"
Chapter 23 of The Cornet of Horse is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?”
a boy or man
From this reading “"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “First, how is mademoiselle?"”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"A mistake, as you see," Rupert laughed.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “"My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?”
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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 "A mistake, as you see," Rupert laughed.
(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 "But I shall tell you all presently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I shall tell you all presently.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, how is mademoiselle?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
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From this reading First, how is mademoiselle?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
a boy or man
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "A mistake, as you see," Rupert laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading First, how is mademoiselle?"
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "A mistake, as you see," Rupert laughed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
in the near future
From this reading "But I shall tell you all presently.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "A mistake, as you see," Rupert laughed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But I shall tell you all presently.
express in words
From this reading "But I shall tell you all presently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
a large gathering of people
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear, dear lad," the Marquis of Pignerolles said, as he made his way with Rupert back out of the throng in the captured outwork; "what miracle is this?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I heard that you had died at Loches."
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