Chapter 5 of Amos Judd is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Amos Judd is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You poor little thing! But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?” “It seems so.” “Well, go on.” “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
Chapter 5 of Amos Judd is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “colonel” — 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 ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
extremely
From this reading “But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?””
soldiers collectively
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
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In this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Well, go on.””
In this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
In this reading ““You poor little thing!”
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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 “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
later than; following
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
(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 “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
plural of “colonel” — 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 “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, go on.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
of great significance or value
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems so.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You poor little thing!
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
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From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, go on.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “You poor little thing!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems so.”
a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It seems so.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
a special situation
From this reading “You poor little thing!
extremely
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
(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 “Well, go on.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
during the time that
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
a Caucasian
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You poor little thing!
Chapter 5 of Amos Judd by John Ames Mitchell holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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