Chapter 23 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock. He had expected nothing so devastating as this. What to do he knew not, yet something he must do. If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier. There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
Chapter 23 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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making light of
From this reading “He had expected nothing so devastating as this.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “He had expected nothing so devastating as this.”
roused to anger
From this reading “THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
making light of
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
a young female
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
held dear
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
roused to anger
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
not any; not one
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There would have been no fear then that he might think of himself and not of her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had expected nothing so devastating as this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAD MUSIC Max was struck dumb by the shock.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had not loved the girl, it would have been easier.
but in spite of that
From this reading What to do he knew not, yet something he must do.
Chapter 23 of A Soldier of the Legion by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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