Chapter 9 of Told in the East is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Told in the East is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Can I ride on ahead, sir? My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!” “No! Certainly not! You are needed to command your section!”
Chapter 9 of Told in the East is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
From this reading “My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!””
at or in the front
From this reading ““Can I ride on ahead, sir?”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!””
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly not!”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “You are needed to command your section!””
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “You are needed to command your section!””
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““Can I ride on ahead, sir?”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “You are needed to command your section!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
at or in the front
From this reading “Can I ride on ahead, sir?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can I ride on ahead, sir?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly not!
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Can I ride on ahead, sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Can I ride on ahead, sir?
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Can I ride on ahead, sir?
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Can I ride on ahead, sir?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My horse is good for it and I'm in agonies of apprehension about my wife!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are needed to command your section!”
Chapter 9 of Told in the East by Talbot Mundy holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 418 sentences of Told in the East, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Told in the East by Talbot Mundy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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