Chapter 7 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head. They were the builders. We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin. They must have come here for gold." "Oh no," I said.
Chapter 7 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “builder” — a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading “They were the builders.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.”
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “They must have come here for gold."”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “"Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
plural of “builder” — a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading They were the builders.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They must have come here for gold."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
coins made of gold
From this reading They must have come here for gold."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have come here for gold."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They must have come here for gold."
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh no," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have come here for gold."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no," I said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no," I said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh no," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the builders.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We know they went to Scilly and Cornwall for tin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the builders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Val," cried my companion, slapping me on the shoulder, "you've hit it right on the head.
Chapter 7 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by George Manville Fenn holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 7 holds 389 sentences of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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