Chapter 2 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that! It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism. During the war I freely offered my life to our cause. The cause is dead, but I live. I have youth and strength.
Chapter 2 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of giving something up
From this reading “"Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!”
issue commands or orders for
From this reading “It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.”
in a free manner
From this reading “During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “"Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.”
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
From this reading “It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.”
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading “"Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!”
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.
sound practical judgment
In this reading “It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.”
In this reading “During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.”
In this reading “It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.”
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.
the act of giving something up
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cause is dead, but I live.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The cause is dead, but I live.
issue commands or orders for
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
in a free manner
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have youth and strength.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The cause is dead, but I live.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
not any; not one
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading I have youth and strength.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the obvious dictate of common sense and patriotism.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Surely there can be no abandonment of truth or justice or principle in that!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading During the war I freely offered my life to our cause.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I have youth and strength.
Chapter 2 of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs by George Cary Eggleston holds 420 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 2 holds 420 sentences of A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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