Chapter 33 of The Highwayman is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Highwayman is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him. "Patrick, you look morose. Had he the legs of you?" "He had not," says O'Connor, nursing his hand. "But he had a beautiful nose.
Chapter 33 of The Highwayman is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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financial assistance in time of need
From this reading “REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “"Patrick, you look morose.”
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading “"He had not," says O'Connor, nursing his hand.”
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading “REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “"Patrick, you look morose.”
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.”
inflected form of “strut” — to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading “REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.”
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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 "But he had a beautiful nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "But he had a beautiful nose.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
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From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he had a beautiful nose.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
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From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he the legs of you?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "He had not," says O'Connor, nursing his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he the legs of you?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
staying power
From this reading Had he the legs of you?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Patrick, you look morose.
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From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading "Patrick, you look morose.
a form of address for a man
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "But he had a beautiful nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He had not," says O'Connor, nursing his hand.
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading "He had not," says O'Connor, nursing his hand.
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading "Patrick, you look morose.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "He had not," says O'Connor, nursing his hand.
inflected form of “strut” — to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
at the time that
From this reading REMORSE OF COLONEL BOYCE Captain McBean was strutting to and fro for the benefit of his impatience when Mr. O'Connor returned to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Patrick, you look morose.
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