Chapter 22 of Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?” The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business. “One of a whiskey gang, Sir. Dick Raven's, I suspect.” “And the charge?”
Chapter 22 of Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading “A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?””
quick and energetic
From this reading “The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.”
a government administrator
From this reading “The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?””
an association of criminals
From this reading ““One of a whiskey gang, Sir.”
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading “A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?””
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading ““One of a whiskey gang, Sir.”
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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 A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
quick and energetic
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “And the charge?”
a government administrator
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Raven's, I suspect.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “One of a whiskey gang, Sir.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dick Raven's, I suspect.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
having keen eyesight
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of a whiskey gang, Sir.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Raven's, I suspect.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “One of a whiskey gang, Sir.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Dick Raven's, I suspect.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DAY IN THE MACLEOD BARRACKS “What's this, Sergeant Crisp?”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “One of a whiskey gang, Sir.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The Commissioner, a tall, slight, and soldier-like man, keen-eyed and brisk of speech, rapped out his words like a man intent on business.
Chapter 22 of Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted by Ralph Connor holds 542 sentences, grouped into 109 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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