Chapter 9 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?' 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading. 'The King is coming to-morrow.' 'The King?' She looked up then.
Chapter 9 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.”
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading “Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'”
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading “Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.”
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'”
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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 Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
later than; following
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
anew
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'The King is coming to-morrow.'
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The King is coming to-morrow.'
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 'The King is coming to-morrow.'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up then.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
information about recent and important events
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She looked up then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The King is coming to-morrow.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
at the time that
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'No,' said Anne, without looking up from a book she was reading.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Two days after the visit to the camp, when she was again in the garden, Soldier Loveday said to her, at a distance of five rows of beans and a parsley-bed-- 'You have heard the news, Miss Garland?'
Chapter 9 of The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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