Chapter 8 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal. "You mean the rebel State's disposal?" "Yes, sir." "Then you are ready to enlist?" "Quite ready, Sir Lupus."
Chapter 8 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the power to use something or someone
From this reading “I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.”
join the military
From this reading “"Then you are ready to enlist?"”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.”
any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
From this reading “"Quite ready, Sir Lupus."”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"You mean the rebel State's disposal?"”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading “I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.”
possessive form of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then you are ready to enlist?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
the power to use something or someone
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
join the military
From this reading "Then you are ready to enlist?"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
From this reading "Quite ready, Sir Lupus."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean the rebel State's disposal?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite ready, Sir Lupus."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Then you are ready to enlist?"
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "You mean the rebel State's disposal?"
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
term of address for a man
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
possessive form of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you are ready to enlist?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then you are ready to enlist?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him that, through Sir George, I had placed my poor services at the State's disposal.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean the rebel State's disposal?"
Chapter 8 of The Maid-At-Arms: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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