Chapter 27 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'O, Matilda's!' 'Whose did you think then?' Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion. Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court. At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
Chapter 27 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.”
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Whose did you think then?'
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
set down according to a plan
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O, Matilda's!'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O, Matilda's!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Whose did you think then?'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Whose did you think then?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading At length he arose, walked to his brother, and laid his hand upon his shoulder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob was silent, and then he, too, looked into the court.
belonging to which person
From this reading 'Whose did you think then?'
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Instead of replying, the trumpet-major's face became as red as sunset, and he turned to the window to hide his confusion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Whose did you think then?'
Chapter 27 of The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 27 holds 184 sentences of The Trumpet-Major, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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