Chapter XVI of A Hero of Liége: A Story of the Great War, “The Caretaker,” is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of A Hero of Liége: A Story of the Great War, “The Caretaker,” is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset. "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred." "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth. "Yes. You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
Chapter XVI of A Hero of Liége: A Story of the Great War, “The Caretaker,” is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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increase twofold
From this reading “"We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.”
past form of “massacre” — kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading “"If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “"If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."”
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading “You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.”
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading “"You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.”
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at a faster speed
In this reading “"We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."”
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(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 "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
rid of obstructions
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
increase twofold
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
every person
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
past form of “massacre” — kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and I must rig ourselves up as Uhlans, and pretend that we are convoying prisoners.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall have to clear everybody out of this double quick," said Pariset.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If the regiment comes up every soul will be massacred."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean that we must all trek?" said Kenneth.
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