Chapter 8 of Combed Out is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Combed Out is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The last morning came. I made a successful effort to control myself. I said good-bye. It was all over. * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
Chapter 8 of Combed Out is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “* * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “I made a successful effort to control myself.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “I made a successful effort to control myself.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “I said good-bye.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The last morning came.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I made a successful effort to control myself.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “I made a successful effort to control myself.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “* * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was all over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The last morning came.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
power to direct or determine
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
a farewell remark
From this reading I said good-bye.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all over.
immediately past
From this reading The last morning came.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
the force of workers available
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The last morning came.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was all over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said good-bye.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last morning came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made a successful effort to control myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all over.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading * * * * * When I got back to camp all the men were out at work.
Chapter 8 of Combed Out by F. A. (Frederick Augustus) Voigt holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 437 sentences of Combed Out, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Combed Out by F. A. (Frederick Augustus) Voigt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 293 minutes of reading across 705 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Combed Out, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
