Chapter 24 of Blair of Balaclava is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Blair of Balaclava is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LARRY WINS DISTINCTION. Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’ ‘By whose orders?’ ‘The colonel’s, yer honour.’ ‘Explain this.
Chapter 24 of Blair of Balaclava is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large but transportable armament
From this reading “Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’”
possessive form 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
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading “LARRY WINS DISTINCTION.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “‘Explain this.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’”
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading “Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “LARRY WINS DISTINCTION.”
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large but transportable armament
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘By whose orders?’
possessive form 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 ‘The colonel’s, yer honour.’
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading LARRY WINS DISTINCTION.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ‘Explain this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
the state of being honored
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LARRY WINS DISTINCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading ‘By whose orders?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Explain this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
belonging to which person
From this reading ‘By whose orders?’
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading LARRY WINS DISTINCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry O’Callaghan ventured to reply, ‘Plase, yer honour--I mane me lordship--we’re lookin’ for the artillery.’
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