Chapter 17 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Indade?" said Moriarty. "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?" Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard. "No," I said, "I am not a deserter. I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
Chapter 17 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.”
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading “I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."”
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “"And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"”
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “"And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.”
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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 "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No," I said, "I am not a deserter.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
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From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
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From this reading "Indade?" said Moriarty.
engage in
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indade?" said Moriarty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," I said, "I am not a deserter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
by chance
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading I am English, and I refused to fight against my own countrymen."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Indade?" said Moriarty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
soldiers collectively
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Amidst hootings, groans, and yells, I managed to make myself heard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And perhaps you are not a deserter from our troops?"
Chapter 17 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by George Manville Fenn holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 17 holds 407 sentences of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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