Chapter 29 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOOD HOURS " ... All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night. It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance. In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead. Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
Chapter 29 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ruined by overcooking
From this reading “All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.”
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading “Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.”
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.”
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In this reading “It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.”
In this reading “It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.”
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From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
(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 All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE GOOD HOURS " ...
a large number or amount
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE GOOD HOURS " ...
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
and nothing more
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Now come the good hours...."--Diary of German private, 4th Comp.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD HOURS " ...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In every village one finds only heaps of ruins and many dead.
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading All villages, châteaux, and houses are burnt down during this night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful sight to see the fires all round us in the distance.
Chapter 29 of Convict B 14: A Novel by R. K. (Rose Kirkpatrick) Weekes holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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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