Chapter 22 of The Dictator is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Dictator is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!' Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms. 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief. 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator. 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
Chapter 22 of The Dictator is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.”
a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
From this reading “'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.”
unit of solar radiation
From this reading “'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'”
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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 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
the state of being absent
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
wanted intensely
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
unit of solar radiation
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
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From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading 'Come into my room,' Hamilton said in a low tone.
in the direction of
From this reading Hamilton said to Captain Sarrasin as they moved towards their bedrooms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
belonging to which person
From this reading 'They' whose absence was so much desired were Sir Rupert Langley and the Dictator.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'So did I,' Sarrasin declared with a sigh of relief.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE PANGS OF THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE 'By Jove, I thought they would never go!'
Chapter 22 of The Dictator by Justin McCarthy holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
Chapter 22 holds 228 sentences of The Dictator, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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