Chapter 22 of The Hunted Outlaw is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Hunted Outlaw is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights." The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel. Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last. Five men from Quebec after you. Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
Chapter 22 of The Hunted Outlaw is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."”
plural of “constable” — a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."”
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading “Five men from Quebec after you.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.”
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 Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
later than; following
From this reading Five men from Quebec after you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
plural of “constable” — a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
dearly loved
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Five men from Quebec after you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
immediately past
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
the force of workers available
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
a brief written record
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading Five men from Quebec after you.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Keep away from Marsden for a day or so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAESAR--"Let me have men about me that are fat-- Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The five constables that Mr. Mercier sent down to Megantic put up in the village hotel.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within an hour Donald had received the following note:-- "Dear Donald,--Action at last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Five men from Quebec after you.
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