Chapter 9 of Adventures and Recollections is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Adventures and Recollections is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life. I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all. Why this? Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?” No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
Chapter 9 of Adventures and Recollections is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a name given to a product or service
From this reading “MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.”
on a list
From this reading “I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.”
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.”
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading “Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?””
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 MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
(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 I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
for the reason that
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
on a list
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
not any; not one
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY MILITARY CAREER Now I commence a brand new era of my life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
and nothing more
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am one of the Queen’s great body-guard—I am ’listed—sworn, and all.
a physiological need to drink
From this reading No; it was simply a thirst to see fresh fields and pastures new—fresh places and fresh faces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it because I wanted to “follow to the field some warlike lord?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why this?
Chapter 9 of Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End holds 150 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.
Chapter 9 holds 150 sentences of Adventures and Recollections, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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