Chapter 11 of The Pursuit is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Pursuit is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely. "So you suffered him to escape?" he said. Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table. "Suffered?" he roared. "I entertained him--the _escroc_!
Chapter 11 of The Pursuit is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
From this reading “RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.”
inflected form of “drum” — make a rhythmic sound
From this reading “Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.”
place in proper rank
From this reading “RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.”
-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading “RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.”
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading “RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.”
to a great degree
From this reading “RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.”
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make calm or still
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
inflected form of “drum” — make a rhythmic sound
From this reading Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading "I entertained him--the _escroc_!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I entertained him--the _escroc_!
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I entertained him--the _escroc_!
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
place in proper rank
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Suffered?" he roared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Commandant Rattier drummed fiercely on the office table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
to a great degree
From this reading RATTIER LOSES HIS CALM Major D'Hubert, Provost Marshal of the French forces occupying Casablanca, grinned widely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you suffered him to escape?" he said.
Chapter 11 of The Pursuit by Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 11 holds 213 sentences of The Pursuit, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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