Chapter 14 of A Soldier's Trial is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Soldier's Trial is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man. "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou. My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him. His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid. Madame must repose herself, or die.
Chapter 14 of A Soldier's Trial is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “"All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.”
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “Madame must repose herself, or die.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.”
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 “His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.”
In this reading “My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.”
In this reading “REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.”
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 REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
(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 the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Madame must repose herself, or die.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame must repose herself, or die.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
roused to anger
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame must repose herself, or die.
a female domestic
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
the force of workers available
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Madame must repose herself, or die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Madame must repose herself, or die.
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Madame must repose herself, or die.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
Identical; not different.
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the devils in the calendar," said he, "have broken loose here at Minneconjou.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My cavalry commander has gone stark, staring mad, and it takes four men to hold him.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
precisely as stated
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REACTION That colonel was a very unhappy man.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife cannot stay under the same roof and live, says the maid.
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