Chapter 6 of The Grey Cloak is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Grey Cloak is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly. "Paul," sadly, "you are drunk." "So I am," moodily. "How long ago since I was sober? Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
Chapter 6 of The Grey Cloak is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid
From this reading “AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.”
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading “AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “"Paul," sadly, "you are drunk."”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.”
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading “Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"Paul," sadly, "you are drunk."”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “"How long ago since I was sober?”
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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 Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
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From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
in the past
From this reading "How long ago since I was sober?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "So I am," moodily.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
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From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "Paul," sadly, "you are drunk."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long ago since I was sober?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I am," moodily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
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 "How long ago since I was sober?
with relatively high volume
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
in a moody manner
From this reading "So I am," moodily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "Paul," sadly, "you are drunk."
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "Paul," sadly, "you are drunk."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "How long ago since I was sober?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I am," moodily.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "How long ago since I was sober?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How long ago since I was sober?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Bah! every pore in my body is a voice that calls loudly for wine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN ACHATES FOR AN AENEAS "What are you doing here?" demanded the Chevalier roughly.
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