Chapter 5 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine. "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl. "Oh, how guilty I felt! And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65. What became of you?"
Chapter 5 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offering little or no hope
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
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any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
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a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
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the rays of the sun
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From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
later than; following
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What became of you?"
offering little or no hope
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
mat together and make felt-like
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set up or found
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a young female
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destroyed or killed
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responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
and nothing more
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What became of you?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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touching and supported by a surface
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on one occasion
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
the rays of the sun
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then to discover that, just as you thought, the cabin _was_ 63, not 65.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
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From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What became of you?"
at the time that
From this reading THE NEWS It was after breakfast when they met once more, on a wet deck, in bleak sunshine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I waked up in broad daylight and found you and your suitcase gone," said the girl.
Chapter 5 of A Soldier of the Legion by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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