Chapter 18 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Moving horses," I replied. "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort. Oh dear! We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon. Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
Chapter 18 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “"Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.”
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “"Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “"Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “"Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.”
in motion
From this reading “"Moving horses," I replied.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
the act of departing
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Moving horses," I replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Moving horses," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
hear with intention
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
in motion
From this reading "Moving horses," I replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh dear!
and nothing more
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Moving horses," I replied.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
in the near future
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
carry out
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Val, I don't think I'd mind being shot in the morning if I could only warn the Colonel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall have to lie here and listen to the firing soon.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; they're going to take advantage of the darkness for an advance against the fort.
Chapter 18 of Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by George Manville Fenn holds 388 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.
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