Chapter 12 of The Yeoman Adventurer is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Yeoman Adventurer is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake. "To pleasure, sir," said the Colonel. "Business is over." He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow. "Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.
Chapter 12 of The Yeoman Adventurer is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"To pleasure, sir," said the Colonel.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “"Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.”
approval to do something
From this reading “He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.”
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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 He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "To pleasure, sir," said the Colonel.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading "Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Business is over."
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Business is over."
approval to do something
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "To pleasure, sir," said the Colonel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
term of address for a man
From this reading "To pleasure, sir," said the Colonel.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
express in words
From this reading "Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To pleasure, sir," said the Colonel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHARAOH'S KINE "And now to business," said Master Freake.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was leisurely filling his pipe, an example which Margaret, with a smile and a nod, gave me permission to follow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell us how you escaped," said Margaret.
Chapter 12 of The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
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