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The Frozen Pirate

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Frozen Pirate is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FRENCHMAN DIES.
However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.
"'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.
"I feel the rheumatism in every bone.
There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.
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The Frozen Pirate

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Frozen Pirate is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FRENCHMAN DIES.
/ðə ˈfrentʃmæn daɪz/
Line 2
However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.
Line 3
"'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.
/tɪz ðə ˈterəbəl koʊld ðæt hæz əˈfektɪd miː sed hiː waɪlst hɪz hed ˈnɑːdəd ˈnɜːrvəsli/
Line 4
"I feel the rheumatism in every bone.
/aɪ fiːl ðə ˈruːmətɪzəm ɪn ˈevəri boʊn/
Line 5
There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.
/ðer ɪz noʊ ˈwiːknəs laɪk ðə ruːˈmætɪk aɪ hæv hɜːrd ənd tɪz truː tɪz truː/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

aching adjective US /ˈeɪkɪŋ/

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading “However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.”

bone noun US /boʊn/

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading “"I feel the rheumatism in every bone.”

dies noun US /daɪz/

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading “THE FRENCHMAN DIES.”

frenchman noun US /ˈfrentʃmæn/

a person of French nationality

From this reading “THE FRENCHMAN DIES.”

nervously adverb US /ˈnɜːrvəsli/

in an anxiously nervous manner

From this reading “"'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.”

rheumatic noun US /ruːˈmætɪk/

a person suffering with rheumatism

From this reading “There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.”

rheumatism noun US /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading “"I feel the rheumatism in every bone.”

tremulous adjective US /ˈtremjələs/

(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

From this reading “However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.”

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achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

bonenounUS /boʊn/

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading "I feel the rheumatism in every bone.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

DIESnounUS /daɪz/

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading THE FRENCHMAN DIES.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "I feel the rheumatism in every bone.

expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "I feel the rheumatism in every bone.

FRENCHMANnounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/

a person of French nationality

From this reading THE FRENCHMAN DIES.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

limbsnounUS /lɪmz/

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/

in an anxiously nervous manner

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

rheumaticnounUS /ruːˈmætɪk/

a person suffering with rheumatism

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

rheumatismnounUS /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading "I feel the rheumatism in every bone.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FRENCHMAN DIES.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

TisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/

(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading There is no weakness like the rheumatic, I have heard, and 'tis true, 'tis true.

undeceivedadjective

freed of a mistaken or misguided notion

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/

a flaw or weak point

From this reading However, if I expected my Frenchman to sit very long silent, he soon undeceived me by beginning to complain in his tremulous aged voice of his weakness and aching limbs.

whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading "'Tis the terrible cold that has affected me," said he, whilst his head nodded nervously.

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