Chapter 7 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.' She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face. 'And me?' she said. 'What is to become of me?' 'It is the Emperor's affair.
Chapter 7 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “'It is the Emperor's affair.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “'What is to become of me?'”
possessive form of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “'It is the Emperor's affair.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'”
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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 She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
in addition
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
possessive form of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
accept an excuse for
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'And me?' she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
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