Chapter 8 of A Lincoln Conscript is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Lincoln Conscript is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister. The son of the house had disappeared over night. His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry. The morning wore on and he did not return. No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
Chapter 8 of A Lincoln Conscript is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.”
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading “A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “The son of the house had disappeared over night.”
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading “His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “The morning wore on and he did not return.”
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.
In this reading “No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.”
pass slowly (of time)
In this reading “The morning wore on and he did not return.”
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 A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
eagerly desirous
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The son of the house had disappeared over night.
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
set up or found
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The son of the house had disappeared over night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother was distracted, his father was anxious and angry.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The son of the house had disappeared over night.
not any; not one
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
above and across; more than
From this reading The son of the house had disappeared over night.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
a male human offspring
From this reading The son of the house had disappeared over night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
a just detectable amount
From this reading No one had seen him nor could any trace of him be found.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE FRONT There was consternation in the house of Bannister.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The morning wore on and he did not return.
Chapter 8 of A Lincoln Conscript by Homer Greene holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 8 holds 263 sentences of A Lincoln Conscript, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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