Chapter 2 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur. Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?" "The sights! I have seen them. I have seen the tombs.
Chapter 2 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have seen them.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “"You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.”
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “I have seen the tombs.”
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a state of mild depression
In this reading “"You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.”
In this reading “Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have seen them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen them.
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have seen them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading I have seen the tombs.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why don’t you go about the country and see the sights?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You’re in low spirits to-day, Monsieur.
Chapter 2 of Brown of Moukden by Herbert Strang holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 422 sentences of Brown of Moukden, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Brown of Moukden by Herbert Strang exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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