Chapter 6 of Boys of the Light Brigade is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Boys of the Light Brigade is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We have buried him, master," said the first. "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them." His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments. "He was a handsome man," added the first. "Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.
Chapter 6 of Boys of the Light Brigade is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “"We have buried him, master," said the first.”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “"Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.”
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading “His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “"He was a handsome man," added the first.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “"Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.”
by chance
From this reading “"And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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make oneself visible; take action
In this reading “His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.”
In this reading “"He was a handsome man," added the first.”
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 His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "He was a handsome man," added the first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
placed in a grave
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
clothing in general
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading "Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "He was a handsome man," added the first.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was a handsome man," added the first.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
set down according to a plan
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading "Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He was a handsome man," added the first.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
by chance
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Fine feathers, fine feathers!" muttered the landlord.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His companion came forward, and laid before the inn-keeper a heap of garments.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was a handsome man," added the first.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have buried him, master," said the first.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And his clothes are rich; we thought maybe you would wish to have them."
Chapter 6 of Boys of the Light Brigade by Herbert Strang holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 413 sentences of Boys of the Light Brigade, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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