Chapter 1 of Corporal 'Lige's Recruit is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Corporal 'Lige's Recruit is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*. In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected. The changes applied are marked at the end. CORPORAL 'LIGE'S RECRUIT. A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
Chapter 1 of Corporal 'Lige's Recruit is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “CORPORAL 'LIGE'S RECRUIT.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.”
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading “In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.”
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “CORPORAL 'LIGE'S RECRUIT.”
a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
From this reading “A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
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English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.”
In this reading “The changes applied are marked at the end.”
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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 Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading The changes applied are marked at the end.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The changes applied are marked at the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The changes applied are marked at the end.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
fearless and daring
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plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The changes applied are marked at the end.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading CORPORAL 'LIGE'S RECRUIT.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The changes applied are marked at the end.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORPORAL 'LIGE'S RECRUIT.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading CORPORAL 'LIGE'S RECRUIT.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
the words of something written
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
From this reading A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading In the present edition some typographic errors or inconsistencies have been corrected.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading In this text version, italic type is marked with _underscores_ and bold type with *asterisks*.
in the company of; together with
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Chapter 1 of Corporal 'Lige's Recruit by James Otis holds 17 sentences, grouped into 4 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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