Chapter 30 of An Original Belle is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of An Original Belle is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVE'S TRIUMPH. THE month of June was drawing to a close. Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten. They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted. Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Chapter 30 of An Original Belle is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.”
plural of “confederate” — a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “THE month of June was drawing to a close.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “LOVE'S TRIUMPH.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “LOVE'S TRIUMPH.”
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 THE month of June was drawing to a close.
(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 They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
from appearances alone
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
plural of “confederate” — a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE'S TRIUMPH.
the force of workers available
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
on one occasion
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
and nothing more
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
in the direction of
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading LOVE'S TRIUMPH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
people who are wounded
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
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