Chapter III of Cease Firing, “Vicksburg,” is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III of Cease Firing, “Vicksburg,” is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg. “The ——th Virginia?” “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House. Fine regiment!” “Yes, fine regiment.
Chapter III of Cease Firing, “Vicksburg,” is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading ““Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.”
a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
From this reading “Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Fine regiment!””
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading ““Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.”
a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson
From this reading “Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.”
a town in central Georgia; the origin of Vidalia onions
From this reading “Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading ““The ——th Virginia?””
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a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
In this reading ““Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.”
In this reading “Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.”
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.”
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 “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
placed crosswise
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Fine regiment!”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Fine regiment!”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “The ——th Virginia?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The ——th Virginia?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading “Camped, I think, in a vacant lot near the Court-House.
a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
a town in central Georgia; the origin of Vidalia onions
From this reading Several days later, having crossed at Vidalia and passed through Natchez, he came to Vicksburg.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “The ——th Virginia?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, fine regiment.
Chapter 3 of Cease Firing by Mary Johnston holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 3 holds 316 sentences of Cease Firing, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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