Chapter 14 of Boys of the Light Brigade is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Boys of the Light Brigade is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort. "Sí, Señor, we understand one another." "That is well. Now we can proceed. You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
Chapter 14 of Boys of the Light Brigade is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “"Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.”
continue talking
From this reading “Now we can proceed.”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “"Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.”
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading “You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"Sí, Señor, we understand one another."”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.”
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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In this reading “You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.”
In this reading “"Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.”
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in addition
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Sí, Señor, we understand one another."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now we can proceed.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we can proceed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sí, Señor, we understand one another."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
continue talking
From this reading Now we can proceed.
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Sí, Señor, we understand one another."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Sí, Señor, we understand one another."
(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 "That is well.
which person or people
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Sí, Señor," the man replied, recovering himself with an effort.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can understand that our good friends out yonder, who also wish to end this terrible siege, are grieved by your ill-success.
Chapter 14 of Boys of the Light Brigade by Herbert Strang holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 14 holds 435 sentences of Boys of the Light Brigade, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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