Chapter 40 of The Rocks of Valpré is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of The Rocks of Valpré is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp! The procession was passing under the windows. Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress. Soldiers preceded him. Soldiers followed him.
Chapter 40 of The Rocks of Valpré is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.”
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.”
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “Soldiers preceded him.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!”
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.”
a vagrant
From this reading “THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!”
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading “Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.”
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Soldiers followed him.
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
death of a person
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soldiers preceded him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The procession was passing under the windows.
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading Soldiers preceded him.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Soldiers preceded him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
a vagrant
From this reading THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading Bertrand de Montville, the vindicated hero, was being borne to his soldier's grave on the hill by the fortress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The procession was passing under the windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading THE PROCESSION UNDER THE WINDOWS Tramp! tramp! tramp! tramp!
Chapter 40 of The Rocks of Valpré by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 40 holds 210 sentences of The Rocks of Valpré, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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