Chapter 24 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORPORAL ST. GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked. A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind. The joy of that hope snatched his breath away. But her first words put it to flight.
Chapter 24 of A Soldier of the Legion is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “CORPORAL ST.”
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “But her first words put it to flight.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
any thing at all
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her first words put it to flight.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading CORPORAL ST.
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But her first words put it to flight.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading But her first words put it to flight.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But her first words put it to flight.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But her first words put it to flight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading The joy of that hope snatched his breath away.
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From this reading CORPORAL ST.
express in words
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEORGE, DESERTER "Is anything the matter?" he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading A wild hope was in his heart that she might wish to tell him she had changed her mind.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But her first words put it to flight.
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