Chapter XXVIII of With Force and Arms, “Simon,” is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXVIII of With Force and Arms, “Simon,” is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke. Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes. “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked. “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.” “Morning,” he laughed.
Chapter XXVIII of With Force and Arms, “Simon,” is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.”
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.”
an established custom
From this reading ““I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.””
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ““I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.””
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading ““Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.”
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In this reading “Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.”
In this reading ““I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
later than; following
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
an established custom
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Morning,” he laughed.
for more time
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “I could rest longer,” I said, “but it is not my habit to sleep much after the sun is first up in the morning.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
at the time that
From this reading There seemed to be much tumult in the block when I awoke.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Captain Carteret was writing at a small table, as I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, have you slept enough?” he asked.
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