Chapter 29 of The Grey Cloak is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Grey Cloak is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me." The vicomte twirled his hat. "And with excellent reason, you will agree." "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you." There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
Chapter 29 of The Grey Cloak is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “"And with excellent reason, you will agree."”
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."”
superlative of “bare” — completely unclothed
From this reading “"You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."”
in a studious manner
From this reading “A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.”
past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “The vicomte twirled his hat.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading "And with excellent reason, you will agree."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
superlative of “bare” — completely unclothed
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
a comic incident or series of incidents
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "And with excellent reason, you will agree."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The vicomte twirled his hat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The vicomte twirled his hat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "And with excellent reason, you will agree."
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
in a studious manner
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have been here six days, and you have not given me the barest chance of speaking to you."
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The vicomte twirled his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicomte twirled his hat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a suspicion of drollery in his reproachful tones.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And with excellent reason, you will agree."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And with excellent reason, you will agree."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A JOURNEY INTO THE HILLS AND THE TEN LIVRES OF CORPORAL FREMIN "Madame, you have studiously avoided me."
Chapter 29 of The Grey Cloak by Harold MacGrath holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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 29 holds 374 sentences of The Grey Cloak, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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