The White Gauntlet

Chapter XII

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"Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

"Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

"No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

I have been to Stone Dean more'n twenty times, since he coomed to live at the old house--at all hours I've been--an' I never seed a soul theer i' the day time, 'cepting myself an' Dick Dancey.

Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

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The White Gauntlet

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The White Gauntlet is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

Line 2

"Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

Line 3

"No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

Line 4

I have been to Stone Dean more'n twenty times, since he coomed to live at the old house--at all hours I've been--an' I never seed a soul theer i' the day time, 'cepting myself an' Dick Dancey.

Line 5

Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

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calls noun US /kɔːlz/

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading “Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."”

Dean noun US /diːn/

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading “I have been to Stone Dean more'n twenty times, since he coomed to live at the old house--at all hours I've been--an' I never seed a soul theer i' the day time, 'cepting myself an' Dick Dancey.”

generally adverb US /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading “"Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.”

interrupted adjective US /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading “"Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.”

meaning noun US /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading “"Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"”

odd adjective US /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading “Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."”

satisfaction noun US /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading “"Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.”

seed noun US /siːd/

a small hard fruit

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

twenty times noun + noun

In this reading “I have been to Stone Dean more'n twenty times, since he coomed to live at the old house--at all hours I've been--an' I never seed a soul theer i' the day time, 'cepting myself an' Dick Dancey.”

odd sort adjective + noun

In this reading “Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

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From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I have been to Stone Dean more'n twenty times, since he coomed to live at the old house--at all hours I've been--an' I never seed a soul theer i' the day time, 'cepting myself an' Dick Dancey.

altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

betokened

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From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

callsnounUS /kɔːlz/

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

cepting

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coomed

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Dancey

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daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

DeannounUS /diːn/

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

DicknounUS /dɪk/

someone who is a detective

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

gen'rally

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From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

I've

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Indyen

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From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading "Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading "Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

more'n

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mout

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From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

onounUS /oʊ/

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 Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

sarvint

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From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

Scarthe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

seednounUS /siːd/

a small hard fruit

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

StonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theer

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

Walford

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From this reading "Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

winoun

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading Theer be a' odd sort o' a sarvint he brought wi' him--a Indyen they calls him."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Ah! his friends generally visit him by night," interrupted Scarthe, with a glance that betokened satisfaction.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "No, not gen'rally--ye mout say altogether.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Is that your meaning, Master Walford?"

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