Chapter 22 of The Red Cockade is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Red Cockade is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOBLESSE OBLIGE. Yet he was not the first to speak. One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man! See, he still has the gun-barrel." "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
Chapter 22 of The Red Cockade is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!”
the state of being of noble birth
From this reading “NOBLESSE OBLIGE.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “NOBLESSE OBLIGE.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “"Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.”
express in speech
From this reading “Yet he was not the first to speak.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!”
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In this reading “One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!”
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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 One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See, he still has the gun-barrel."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See, he still has the gun-barrel."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
the force of workers available
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
the state of being of noble birth
From this reading NOBLESSE OBLIGE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
force somebody to do something
From this reading NOBLESSE OBLIGE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, he still has the gun-barrel."
take hold of; grab
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
express in speech
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
not in physical motion
From this reading See, he still has the gun-barrel."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Seize him, then," M. de St. Alais replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One of the men behind him took a step forward, and cried, "That is the man!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was not the first to speak.
Chapter 22 of The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 22 holds 251 sentences of The Red Cockade, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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