Chapter 6 of Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation. "It is all right," returned the sergeant. "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned. Turn away." Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
Chapter 6 of Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading “"We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “"I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.”
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading “"We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.”
an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
From this reading “"We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “"I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “"I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “"It is all right," returned the sergeant.”
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
From this reading “Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.”
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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 "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
(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 "It is all right," returned the sergeant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Turn away."
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
showing careful forethought
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all right," returned the sergeant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all right," returned the sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
immediately past
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "It is all right," returned the sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It is all right," returned the sergeant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "It is all right," returned the sergeant.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Thus ordered a second time, Sutherland obeyed and turned the handle.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll turn the handle if it's a' richt," said the cautious Scot, with some hesitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We ran the feeder out last night, you know, and I want to have the barrels cleaned.
Chapter 6 of Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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