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Chapter 11 of The Indian Chief: The Story of a Revolution is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN. The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent. "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him. "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?" "It is not that," the count said sadly.
Chapter 11 of The Indian Chief: The Story of a Revolution is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"It is not that," the count said sadly.”
cheerful compliance
From this reading “"Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.”
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.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
react verbally
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not that," the count said sadly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not that," the count said sadly.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "It is not that," the count said sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is not that," the count said sadly.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is not that," the count said sadly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
cheerful compliance
From this reading "Do you doubt my willingness to be of service to you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you not answer me?" the captain asked him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The count returned the young man's affectionate pressure, but shook his head sorrowfully and remained silent.
Chapter 11 of The Indian Chief: The Story of a Revolution by Gustave Aimard holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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