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Chapter 3 of A Soldier's Son is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MANOR HOUSE MANDEVILLE. "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here. Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through. But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town. All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
Chapter 3 of A Soldier's Son is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “"_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “"_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “"MANOR HOUSE MANDEVILLE.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.”
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.
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make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.”
In this reading “"_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.”
In this reading “Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.”
In this reading “All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.”
In this reading “But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.”
In this reading “"_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
later than; following
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
(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 All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
dearly loved
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "MANOR HOUSE MANDEVILLE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MANOR HOUSE MANDEVILLE.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading "MANOR HOUSE MANDEVILLE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
come together
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle was so kind and told me about the different places as we passed through.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "_Dear Cousin Alicia,_ "It seemed such a long journey before we arrived here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All my cousins were at the station to meet us; but Auntie was not well enough to be there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I felt I was getting such a long way from you, as we passed town after town.
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