Chapter 9 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Well?' he asked. 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly. 'There are some things which I cannot hear. I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.' 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
Chapter 9 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'”
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'”
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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 am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Well?' he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well?' he asked.
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
an old word for “no”
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well?' he asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
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